Form 8.3 - GVC HOLDINGS PLC

Form 8.3 - GVC HOLDINGS PLC

BARCLAYS 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:	Â	Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	GVC HOLDINGS PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	Â	Â
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	Â	8 Jan 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? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	Â	YES LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	Â	Â	Â	Euro 0.01 ordinary	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		1,166,367		0.38%		1,771,969		0.58%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,566,664		0.52%		394,708		0.13%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		2,733,031		0.90%		2,166,677		0.71%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		200		9.5650 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		438		9.5476 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		588		9.5007 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		972		9.5450 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,001		9.5345 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,380		9.5190 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,398		9.5314 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,631		9.5294 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,805		9.5356 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		7,291		9.5210 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		11,706		9.5208 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		13,509		9.5308 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		17,147		9.5322 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		32,254		9.5350 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		433		9.5318 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		521		9.5229 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		655		9.5324 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		769		9.5383 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,130		9.5190 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,200		9.5169 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,472		9.5350 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,720		9.5248 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,741		9.4974 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		4,764		9.5284 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		24,617		9.5297 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		64,883		9.5257 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		100		9.5299 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		433		9.5318 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		521		9.5219 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,155		9.5296 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,722		9.5364 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		2,342		9.5363 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		2,499		9.5237 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,331		9.5162 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		5,642		9.5306 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		5,730		9.5151 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		13,423		9.5342 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		37,725		9.5239 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		211		9.5200 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		329		9.5249 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		700		9.5214 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		2,380		9.5190 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,476		9.5112 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,795		9.5258 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		5,805		9.5356 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,036		9.5497 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		29,839		9.5320 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		31,119		9.5350 GBP

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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?

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NO

Date of disclosure:	Â	9 Jan 2018
Contact name:		Femi Badmos
Telephone number:		020 3555 1125

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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