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:	12th February 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:	1,249,590	0.4116	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,611,503	2.5074	1,190,430	0.3922
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	8,861,093	2.9190	1,190,430	0.3922

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	493	8.8224
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	46	8.8230
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,991	8.8224
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	36	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	692	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	615	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23	8.8250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	494	8.8224
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	237	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	53	8.8071
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	96	8.8224
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,453	8.8818
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,743	8.8176
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,250	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,985	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,671	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,969	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	60	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	423	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,361	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	234	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,429	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21,118	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,896	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,141	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,093	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	822	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,513	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,574	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	31,346	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22,207	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,578	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	61	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,240	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	307	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17,601	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	27,677	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,486	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,358	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,986	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,715	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,936	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	28,110	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	35,116	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,890	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,998	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,524	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,994	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,987	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12,134	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	78	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,372	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	390	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22,331	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,371	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,033	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,179	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,232	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	39,363	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,965	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,371	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	79	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	539	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,557	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	300	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17,096	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26,882	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,590	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,522	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,123	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,044	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	813	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	131	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,042	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	412	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,019	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,157	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,394	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	201	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	320	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	269	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	640	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	624	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,305	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	67	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	699	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	37	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,446	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	239	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	380	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	320	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	761	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,591	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	629	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,531	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	678	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	49	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,827	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,182	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,560	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	33	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	236	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,443	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	133	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,668	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12,057	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	749	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,190	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,001	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,380	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,248	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,109	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	303	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	481	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	405	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	962	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	940	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,965	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	102	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,053	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	56	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,229	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	198	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,574	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	622	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,580	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	946	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,303	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,019	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	74	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,250	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,686	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	360	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	572	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	481	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,144	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,385	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,054	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	330	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,619	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,035	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12,610	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,786	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,731	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	27	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	193	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,999	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	105	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,096	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,589	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	551	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	876	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	737	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,752	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	877	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,085	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,957	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	138	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,975	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12,544	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	657	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,042	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21,087	8.8258
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,816	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,421	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	27	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	281	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,479	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	79	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	126	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	106	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	253	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	587	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	30	8.9319
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	315	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	939	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,903	8.9650
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	94	8.8400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	150	8.8075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	126	8.8297
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	301	8.8100
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	285	8.9040
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	694	8.9075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	8.9350
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	307	8.9375
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21	8.9593
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,209	8.9600
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,493	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	362	8.8895
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	57	8.9514
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	452	8.9625
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	178	8.9126
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,178	8.8121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,154	8.8191
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,500	8.8265

(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:	13th February 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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