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:	27th 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:

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:	0	0	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	3,807,285	1.2542	3,968,782	1.3074
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	3,807,285	1.2542	3,968,782	1.3074

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
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	8,983	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	6,140	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	1,291	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	20,119	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	3,705	9.2050

(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	1,565	9.2551
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	38,047	9.2551
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	126	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	67	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,396	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,187	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	65	9.2562
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,546	9.2551
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	838	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	158	9.2578
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	334	9.2551
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,337	9.2506
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,059	9.3009
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,238	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	39,592	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,646	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	129,755	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23,902	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,425	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	34,884	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	57,933	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	15,575	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,327	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	467	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,223	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,250	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,340	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,279	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	59,325	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,490	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,884	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,156	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17,130	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,099	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21,340	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,224	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	31,230	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,648	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	69,946	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16,261	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,957	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	48,486	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	46,497	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	66,734	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	24,221	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,096	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,248	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,928	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	79,394	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14,626	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,582	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,441	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,680	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	35,446	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	55,089	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	18,450	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,380	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	52,829	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,026	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,316	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,302	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	764	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,634	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	187	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	890	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	536	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,914	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,905	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,193	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,246	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	686	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,908	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,767	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,756	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	255	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,043	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,963	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,217	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,778	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,259	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	733	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,981	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16,259	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,995	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,813	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,781	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	959	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,275	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	64,358	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,646	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	33,753	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,217	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,505	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,168	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	524	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,493	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,165	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,300	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15,071	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	22,189	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23,137	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,738	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,041	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,749	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	278	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,326	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	244	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,163	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,451	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	935	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	194	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,056	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,339	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	799	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	324	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	472	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,938	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,805	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	701	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14,581	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,686	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,510	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,699	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	149	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	809	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	52	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	248	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	361	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	77	9.2275
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,003	9.2000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,010	9.1721
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,887	9.2005
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,411	9.2768
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	110	9.2684
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	90	9.2684
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,160	9.2343
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	24,536	9.3026
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	35,903	9.2245
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	14,813	9.2050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	80,413	9.2050

(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:	28th 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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