REG - BNP Paribas London GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc

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29/03/2018 14:30

RNS Number : 4583J
BNP Paribas London
29 March 2018
 

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:


BNP PARIBAS GROUP SA




(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.








(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


GVC Holdings PLC




(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:
     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


28 March 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"


YES
If YES, specify which:
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:
 


ORDINARY SHARES (ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65)




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:










584,888


0.19




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


1,654,796


0.55


321,434
 


0.11




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




















     TOTAL:
 


1,654,796


0.55


906,322


0.30




 
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 security


Purchase/sale
 


Number of securities


Price per unit




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


247


£9.1400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


725


£9.1450




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


379


£9.1500




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1191


£9.2100




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


4884


£9.2150




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1789


£9.2200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


9627


£9.2250




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


5009


£9.2300




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


847


£9.2350




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


8500


£9.2379




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


946


£9.2400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


309


£9.2450




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


402


£9.2500




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


343


£9.2700




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


333


£9.2750




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


470


£9.2900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


467


£9.3050




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


11656


£9.1250




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1158


£9.1300




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


3843


£9.1350




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


2265


£9.1400




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


3457


£9.1450




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


5755


£9.1500




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1079


£9.1550




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1526


£9.1600




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1705


£9.1650




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1717


£9.1700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


539


£9.1750




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


132444


£9.1800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


552


£9.1850




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


302


£9.1900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


2235


£9.1950




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


4146


£9.2000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


7766


£9.2050




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


17744


£9.2100




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


963


£9.2125




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


11608


£9.2150




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


10418


£9.2200




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


24067


£9.2250




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


12173


£9.2300




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


13967


£9.2350




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


3693


£9.2400




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


4772


£9.2450




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


2526


£9.2500




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


4042


£9.2550




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


3060


£9.2600




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1606


£9.2650




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1645


£9.2700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


4777


£9.2750




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


2588


£9.2800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


434


£9.2850




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1438


£9.2900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1968


£9.2950




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


704


£9.3000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


98


£9.3050




 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. CFD


Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position


Number of reference securities


Price per unit


























 
(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:


29 March 2018




Contact name:


Gareth Truong




Telephone number:


0207 595 9695




 
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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