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I have elected to take the basic offer--You can always use the cash element to buy more GVC shares at the time of completion ie.4th/5th Feb. If you elect option 3 you will pay for the extra shares the quoted price at the time.

You would loose the 25p cash that will be paid around the 1st Feb at the time you get .231 GVC shares for each of your Bpty shares--BPTY shares currently are therefore worth around 135p--ie 110p plus 25p cash

Share tips by Daniel Dunkerley suggests a good time to buy--general recommendation referring to Ken Alexander's past performance with Sportingbet and the suggestion GVC could be a possible takeover target itself; quoting the low P/E, and the move to the main market

Can we keep this site for comments concerning GVC please--the latest comment from Buzle refers, I assume, to another company

I think GVC went ex.div. on Thursday and the initial 6p drop reflected that. It is good to see the market has basically accepted the 10p dividend within the SP.

The drop in the Share price is due to the stock going Ex.Div. The fall equates to the dividend payment

The company state the trading update will be in the week commencing 8th Dec

Following the statement of the change of Broker and Investor Communication Adviser it goes on to state that the trading in early October is running at 800K per day; an increase of 24% on the previous quarter and a 50% increase on the same period in 2013. This will propel the sp well above the £5 level--lets hope the Authorities inTurkey remains focused on more important things than gambling

This is one share that I hope we avoid a takeover. A company performing this well with "non greedy" management and a commitment to return 75% in Dividends is very hard to find and I doubt any company buying GVC would have the same attitude. The speed of progress would suggest to me a £10 sp. within 2 years. However it is the dividend that I would miss and 10%+ keeps me holding this share.

I note Bongo refers to a Dividend of 13.4p --I received cash at 13.12p --is this the difference between "cash" and "more shares"

This really is a bumper dividend we receive every 3 months. I can only assume that the somewhat stagnant SP is due to type of business that GVC are involved in and the general involvement in the "unregulated" areas that they operate. Maybe we, the investors, are like the GVC "punters" and willing to take a gamble. I really do think that if the company can continue to improve the dividend over the next 2 years £10 a share must be a reality before 2016. If you ,like me, got here because of SportingBet you will know that the 20% of our total Sportingbet holding is now paying about the same dividend as we received from the full SportingBet holding.

I believe you have underestimated the future of this company. I believe the share price will increase well beyond 4 pounds. In 3 weeks the Quarters dividend of around 9p will be paid. We have no idea of the increase in future quarterly payments but it would be unrealistic for the share price not to move up to show around a 7% return. This could put the SP at 6-7 pounds in the near future

You will receive with the offer documents a Mix and Match application form. You can request all the Wm.Hill cash proceeds to be used to buy GVC at 233p. You have until around the 9th March to make that decision. The going price of GVC at the time will depend on how shareholders react--if it runs above 250p there will be a large % scale down of yours and all other requests.

Ignore the current yield--the offer document for SBT spells out that the yield ,at least for the first 12 months, will be much reduced.

Even if you sell now you will still receive the 1.1p dividend payable next week in addition to your sale proceeds. I believe the price is rising due to the opinion that the GVC element is worth more than the suspended value

By Post--It is the extended version of what was announced on the 20th--No action required

Shareholders will today have received the 63 page Formal Recommended Offer. It states that shareholders will receive the Scheme document around the 15th January and that it will be fully operative in March. This document outlines just what a difficult job it is for the Lawyers, Bankers etc to handle a "joint" purchase. Their fees will leave a large dent in the cash resources of the end owner. I have no idea of when GVC will relist but imagine it should be once the total split and the "actual" number of new shares to be issued is known.

There is no chance that this will be backed out of by the buyers or that the Shareholders,institutions, will vote against. As I said before there is clear evidence that GVC ,whilst taking the risky part of SBT, will come out of this very well. This is evidenced by the support of knowledgeable shareholders wishing to take all their Wm.Hill money in GVC shares.They know they will not be able to buy them as low as 233p once they recommence trading. It is unlikely that the average shareholder will be able to get more than the allocation (1 GVC for every "about 23 SBT")in the Mix and Match but I would suggest that you take what you can get of GVC.

As in all auctions, to get a satisfactory outcome to the seller ie.in this case,Sportingbet Shareholders, you need at least two bidders. It is hoped another bidder will arrive soon as I feel sure Wm Hill and GVC would have paid up to at least 80p for this company.

I believe the deal will be done as stated --I just hope a new bidder will surface as I think Wm.Hill and GVC will have secured a "bargain" otherwise. Since those in the know have already intimated they will take "all" in GVC shares I think that when they recommence dealing GVC will be above the suspended figure. For those who are looking for "a little more" it would be worth holding GVC for a few months and then taking an additional profit.