Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - [Ladbrokes Coral Gro...

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:	Ladbrokes Coral Group 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: GVC Holdings 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:	28 1/3p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,893,912	0.2554	3,951,436	0.2062
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	4,893,912	0.2554	3,951,436	0.2062

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)
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10503	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	79986	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1952	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	281402	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	130626	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	80038	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15677	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14967	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	19251	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1728	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	451050	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	49859	1.75100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19056	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	71514	1.75100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	32487	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	85174	1.77080
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2924	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	763317	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	135505	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3305	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	476724	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	221563	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	135756	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26589	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	25388	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	32653	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17773	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2146	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16365	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	398	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	57578	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26756	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16394	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3210	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3066	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3943	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	353	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	92187	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3905	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10241	1.77080
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6890	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1132	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	295916	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5806	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15226	1.77080
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3179	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	24239	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	590	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	85280	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	39630	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24282	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4755	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4541	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5840	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	522	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	136546	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6808	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	165	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23955	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11227	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6879	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1347	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1286	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1654	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	147	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	38587	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	901	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1580	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4143	1.77080
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19378	1.68950
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	472	1.73830
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	68179	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	31652	1.71150
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	19393	1.71100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3798	1.71210
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3626	1.71500
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4665	1.71900
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2517	1.70990
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	49859	1.75100
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4534	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	123767	1.77080
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	414	1.73360
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	108126	1.73000
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3884	1.69620
28 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10185	1.77080

(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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Source: Man Group PLC via Globenewswire