15 Jan 2018 12:01
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: | 12 January 2018 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | |||||
| 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: | 1,816,817 | 0.60% | 1,755,269 | 0.58% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,402,750 | 0.46% | 919,629 | 0.30% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 3,219,567 | 1.06% | 2,674,898 | 0.88% | |||||||
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 | 15 | 9.3800 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 507 | 9.4167 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 789 | 9.3108 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 800 | 9.3756 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,281 | 9.3359 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,581 | 9.3559 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,795 | 9.4115 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,024 | 9.3684 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,124 | 9.4000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 2,845 | 9.4695 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,050 | 9.4716 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,085 | 9.3310 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,615 | 9.4280 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 3,811 | 9.3319 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 4,072 | 9.2777 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 5,892 | 9.3671 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 6,005 | 9.3089 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 7,933 | 9.4409 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 8,058 | 9.4007 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 8,261 | 9.3958 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 11,357 | 9.3995 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 12,963 | 9.3585 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 25,708 | 9.3674 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 29,249 | 9.3828 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 41,737 | 9.4003 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 53,730 | 9.2822 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 178,282 | 9.3862 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 3 | 9.3900 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 15 | 9.3800 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 130 | 9.3950 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 344 | 9.2791 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 480 | 9.3526 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 616 | 9.2700 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 662 | 9.2677 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 926 | 9.4000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 956 | 9.3945 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,297 | 9.3447 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,460 | 9.4044 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,973 | 9.3165 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 5,269 | 9.3037 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 5,485 | 9.3674 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 7,102 | 9.3972 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 8,445 | 9.2903 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 10,745 | 9.3022 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 11,712 | 9.3512 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 20,816 | 9.3055 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 45,004 | 9.3305 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 77,815 | 9.3766 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 | 662 | 9.2677 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,297 | 9.3447 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,385 | 9.4199 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 5,485 | 9.3674 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,045 | 9.3028 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,445 | 9.2903 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,924 | 9.3881 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 21,474 | 9.3416 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 34,562 | 9.3992 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 130 | 9.3753 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 198 | 9.5408 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 300 | 9.4009 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 800 | 9.3756 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 999 | 9.4058 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,281 | 9.3359 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,797 | 9.4037 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/01/2019 | Short | 2,024 | 9.3684 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,124 | 9.4000 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,129 | 9.3132 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,072 | 9.2777 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,933 | 9.4410 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,058 | 9.4007 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,261 | 9.3958 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,414 | 9.3831 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,326 | 9.3931 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 14,134 | 9.4006 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 25,708 | 9.3674 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 27,603 | 9.4002 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 34,750 | 9.3984 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 37,784 | 9.3971 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 118,851 | 9.3787 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: | 15 Jan 2018 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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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