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:	07th December 2017
(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:	591,619	0.1949	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,196,298	1.7118	1,086,439	0.3579
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	5,787,917	1.9067	1,086,439	0.3579

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	84,607	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	57,351	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	54,011	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43,214	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	34,483	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	34,201	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	20,354	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,526	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16,426	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,259	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,099	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9,659	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,626	9.59870
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,501	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,457	9.57230
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,393	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,169	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,871	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,547	9.66820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,475	9.82910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,166	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,133	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,633	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,600	9.64050
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,108	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,065	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,990	9.78590
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,734	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,189	9.90240
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	840	9.57700
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	73	9.59920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	55	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	65	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	82	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	111	9.65190
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	126	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	172	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	272	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	291	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	295	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	300	9.65710
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	302	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	349	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	378	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	393	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	438	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	445	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	460	9.65710
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	461	9.52000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	465	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	484	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	517	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	523	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	560	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	662	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	694	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	780	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	808	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	820	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	854	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	863	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	905	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	940	9.65710
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	968	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	981	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,018	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,027	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,088	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,140	9.65710
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,154	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,180	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,210	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,224	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,266	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,279	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,284	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,365	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,429	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,441	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,445	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,612	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,709	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,734	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,793	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,813	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,857	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,095	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,119	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,217	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,307	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,452	9.56930
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,501	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,730	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,764	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,892	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,138	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,139	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,250	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,262	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,388	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,418	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,094	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,166	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,240	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,871	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,904	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,301	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,491	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,634	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,748	9.50500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,788	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,897	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,964	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,169	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6,682	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,154	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,162	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,262	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,014	9.56220
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,556	9.51990
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,029	9.24730
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,140	9.65130
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,322	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11,268	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	13,007	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,259	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,463	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	15,185	9.66640
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16,426	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17,553	9.24080
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	19,113	9.54910
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20,354	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22,894	9.18280
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23,865	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	34,201	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	34,483	9.10000
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	40,585	9.60260
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	43,214	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	51,920	9.54500
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	57,351	9.54500

(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:	08th December 2017
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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