REG - Jane Street Fin Ltd GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings PLC

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28/03/2018 13:00

RNS Number : 2666J
Jane Street Financial Limited
28 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:


Jane Street Group, LLC




(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:


NA




(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


27th 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
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:
 


 




 
 


Interests


Short positions




 


Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


0


0


250000


0.082




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


68482


0.001


657674


0.216




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


0


0


0


0




 
     TOTAL:


68482


0.001


907674


0.299




 
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:


NA




Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


NA




 
 
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




Ordinary Share


Purchase


1187


GBP 9.24




Ordinary Share


Sale


442


GBP 9.26




Ordinary Share


Sale


115


GBP 9.34




Ordinary Share


Purchase


720


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


Purchase


540


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


Sale


321


GBP 9.18




Ordinary Share


Purchase


1235


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


Purchase


1598


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


Purchase


2663


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


Sale


820


GBP 9.26




Ordinary Share


Sale


342


GBP 9.26




Ordinary Share


Sale


417


GBP 9.26




Ordinary Share


Sale


704


GBP 9.26




Ordinary Share


Purchase


1254


GBP 9.29




 
(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




 


 


 


 


 




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


200


GBP 9.25




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


245


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


250


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


248


GBP 9.28




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


250


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


256


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


409


GBP 9.21




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


599


GBP 9.22




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


573


GBP 9.25




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


484


GBP 9.24




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


50


GBP 9.24




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


212


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


294


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


520


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


1522


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


6100


GBP 9.20




Ordinary Share


CFD


Sale


204


GBP 9.33




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


307


GBP 9.33




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


1096


GBP 9.33




Ordinary Share


CFD


Purchase


246


GBP 9.2




 
(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




NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 
(ii)        Exercise
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit




NA


NA


NA


NA


NA
 




 
(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)




NA


 
NA


NA


NA




 
 
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"




 
 
NA




 
(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"




 
 
NA




 
(c)        Attachments
 




Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?


NO




 
 




Date of disclosure:


28 March 2018




Contact name:


Chris Milsted




Telephone number:


+442037873373




 
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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