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	9 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:		1,188,496		0.39%		1,770,672		0.58%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,543,146		0.51%		395,802		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:		2,731,642		0.90%		2,166,474		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		100		9.4200 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		122		9.3800 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		421		9.5175 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		754		9.4489 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,990		9.4995 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,840		9.4344 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,716		9.3875 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		22,472		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		27,985		9.4691 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		31,827		9.4590 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2		9.3788 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		6		9.4273 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		94		9.5125 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		155		9.6300 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		502		9.4384 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		652		9.4411 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		698		9.4633 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,012		9.5037 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,686		9.4460 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,858		9.3875 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,858		9.3882 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		4,026		9.5051 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		6,309		9.5082 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,884		9.4763 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		37,922		9.4880 GBP

(b)	Â	Cash-settled derivative transactions	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of		Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		200		9.5149 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		272		9.5034 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		502		9.4384 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		1,874		9.4836 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		2,373		9.4987 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,595		9.4405 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,874		9.4453 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		7,284		9.4808 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		7,419		9.5024 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,217		9.4711 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		9,008		9.5091 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		15,370		9.4992 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		122		9.3800 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		266		9.4520 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		300		9.3983 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		836		9.3989 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		1,988		9.5006 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		5,713		9.4521 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,346		9.4792 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		8,249		9.5019 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,481		9.4371 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		18,462		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		29,839		9.4562 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	10 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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