26 Mar 2018 13:55
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GVC HOLDINGS PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | ||||
| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 March 2018 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser makingdisclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | 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: | Euro 0.01 ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,951,546 | 0.64% | 8,947,028 | 2.95% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,380,494 | 2.43% | 81,097 | 0.03% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 9,332,040 | 3.07% | 9,028,125 | 2.97% | |||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 320 | 9.2975 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 453 | 9.4075 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 622 | 9.3525 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 744 | 9.3175 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 780 | 9.3875 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 824 | 9.4000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 837 | 9.3625 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 900 | 9.3620 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 961 | 9.4250 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 990 | 9.4025 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,120 | 9.3819 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,257 | 9.3375 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,317 | 9.3825 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,717 | 9.3945 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,755 | 9.3475 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,890 | 9.3225 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,006 | 9.3900 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,423 | 9.3075 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,469 | 9.3675 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,648 | 9.3775 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,018 | 9.3725 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,416 | 9.3950 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 4,834 | 9.3575 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 10,780 | 9.3925 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 12,675 | 9.3151 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 18,293 | 9.3975 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 27,328 | 9.2895 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 75,507 | 9.2748 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 85,159 | 9.3808 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 103,036 | 9.3665 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 537,036 | 9.3833 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 724,285 | 9.3724 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,504,353 | 9.2900 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,299,090 | 9.3356 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 4,978,374 | 9.2893 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 320 | 9.2975 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 346 | 9.3943 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 453 | 9.4075 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 508 | 9.3256 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 622 | 9.3525 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 744 | 9.3175 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 780 | 9.3875 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 824 | 9.4000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 837 | 9.3625 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 961 | 9.4250 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 990 | 9.4025 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,257 | 9.3375 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,317 | 9.3825 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,429 | 9.3848 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,472 | 9.5432 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,627 | 9.3852 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,708 | 9.3950 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,717 | 9.3945 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,755 | 9.3475 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,890 | 9.3225 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,006 | 9.3900 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,423 | 9.3075 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,469 | 9.3675 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,648 | 9.3775 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 3,018 | 9.3725 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 4,672 | 9.3706 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 4,834 | 9.3575 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 10,780 | 9.3925 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 13,032 | 9.3790 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 14,483 | 9.3798 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 16,777 | 9.3761 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 18,293 | 9.3975 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 20,042 | 9.4185 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 22,375 | 9.4046 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 9.2890 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 54,720 | 9.3724 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 61,123 | 9.3387 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 80,000 | 9.3767 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 111,822 | 9.4016 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 372,563 | 9.3521 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 400,000 | 9.3941 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 813,754 | 9.3720 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,044,422 | 9.3701 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,355,138 | 9.2900 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,566,465 | 9.2893 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,797,959 | 9.3065 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,698,426 | 9.2870 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 3,978,319 | 9.3300 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 4,944,943 | 9.2938 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 346 | 9.3943 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 508 | 9.3256 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,472 | 9.5432 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,109 | 9.2895 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,141 | 9.3995 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,071 | 9.3963 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,780 | 9.4049 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,864 | 9.3909 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,112 | 9.3813 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,327 | 9.4643 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,371 | 9.3786 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 9,287 | 9.3834 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 9,947 | 9.4260 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 16,777 | 9.3760 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 16,942 | 9.3755 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,927 | 9.3803 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 9.3723 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 9.2890 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 63,497 | 9.3671 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 72,718 | 9.3714 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 80,000 | 9.3767 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 111,822 | 9.4016 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 268,843 | 9.2904 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 400,000 | 9.2899 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 439,580 | 9.2892 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 528,799 | 9.2910 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 571,890 | 9.2900 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,071,744 | 9.2993 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,095,195 | 9.2964 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,120,355 | 9.3646 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,144,986 | 9.2893 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 559 | 9.3754 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 900 | 9.3620 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP Expires 27/03/2019 | Short | 1,120 | 9.3819 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,432 | 9.3207 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP Expires 27/03/2019 | Short | 3,598 | 9.3724 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,204 | 9.2900 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 10,243 | 9.3151 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 13,524 | 9.2935 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 23,173 | 9.2989 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 38,810 | 9.2539 GBP |
(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? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 26 Mar 2018 | ||
| Contact name: | Elise Tang | ||
| Telephone number: | 0207 1163 001 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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