Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - [GVC Holdings plc]

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Man Group Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:	GVC Holdings plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	20th March 2018
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	YES / NO / N/A If YES, specify which: Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Euro 0.01 ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	82,886	0.0273	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,497,279	2.4698	1,681,899	0.5541
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	7,580,165	2.4971	1,681,899	0.5541

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit (GBP)
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	208,291	9.3450
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	208,291	9.3450
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	269,918	9.3450
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22,117	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	67,242	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21,229	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	31,494	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	31,958	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14,648	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,160	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	35,718	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	38,352	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	269,918	9.3450
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	16,253	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	7,469	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,222	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	37,155	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,728	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,328	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,585	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,060	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,941	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,651	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21,099	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	629	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,790	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,224	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	22,832	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,648	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,685	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	25,880	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	722	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,924	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,530	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,871	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	42,165	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,309	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,666	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,957	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9,148	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,473	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22,301	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23,941	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	18,451	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	8,480	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	2,766	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,271	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,080	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,326	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,998	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,951	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,993	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,372	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	670	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,346	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,594	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	3,884	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	106	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,327	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,566	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,307	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,780	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	3,778	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,737	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,840	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,636	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,727	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,028	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,087	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,873	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	915	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,567	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,906	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	5,304	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	148	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,835	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,148	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	10,883	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	119	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,487	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,492	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	7,747	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	3,578	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,898	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,930	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,661	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,262	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,384	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,843	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,879	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9,369	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,062	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,216	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,005	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	465	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	766	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,332	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	737	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,072	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,087	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	498	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	243	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,216	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,306	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,719	9.3964
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,267	9.4074
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,611	9.1821
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,800	9.2702
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,856	9.3752
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,767	9.4040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	863	9.3737
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,310	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,628	9.3400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	266	9.3585
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	40	9.3100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	499	9.3462
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	573	9.4252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,411	9.3725
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,260	9.3474
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	630	9.3474

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES/NO

Date of disclosure:	21st March 2018
Contact name:	Matthew Irwin
Telephone number:	02071447255

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail].  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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