REG - Societe Generale SA GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">GVC.L</Origin>

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12/01/2018 11:05

RNS Number : 7481B
Societe Generale SA
12 January 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:
Socit Gnrale S.A.
(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
11/01/2018
(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:
Ordinary
Interests
Short positions

Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
153,969
0.05
4,288,552
1.41
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
4,106,152
1.35
0
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
4,260,121
1.40
4,288,552
1.41
 
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 Form8 (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
GBP
Ordinary
Purchase
990
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
258
9.645
Ordinary
Purchase
178
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
238
9.705
Ordinary
Purchase
167
9.705
Ordinary
Purchase
148
9.705
Ordinary
Purchase
436
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
206
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
71
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
444
9.7
Ordinary
Purchase
957
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
244
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
1,790
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
7,237
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
61
9.7
Ordinary
Purchase
70
9.675
Ordinary
Purchase
388
9.675
Ordinary
Purchase
104
9.7
Ordinary
Purchase
116
9.7
Ordinary
Purchase
206
9.675
Ordinary
Purchase
194
9.675
Ordinary
Purchase
473
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
656
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
9.67
Ordinary
Purchase
207
9.685
Ordinary
Purchase
251
9.685
Ordinary
Purchase
92
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
665
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
406
9.665
Ordinary
Purchase
196
9.665
Ordinary
Purchase
395
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
221
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
474
9.635
Ordinary
Purchase
628
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
263
9.685
Ordinary
Purchase
60
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.65
Ordinary
Purchase
434
9.7
Ordinary
Purchase
102
9.615
Ordinary
Purchase
411
9.615
Ordinary
Purchase
195
9.685
Ordinary
Purchase
200
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
431
9.615
Ordinary
Purchase
431
9.615
Ordinary
Purchase
435
9.695
Ordinary
Purchase
111
9.69
Ordinary
Purchase
182
9.69
Ordinary
Purchase
213
9.69
Ordinary
Purchase
98
9.595
Ordinary
Purchase
56
9.6525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,193
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
8,950
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
189
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
333
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
1,946
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
382
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
4,165
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
12
9.59
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.57
Ordinary
Purchase
60
9.6775
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.61
Ordinary
Purchase
38
9.615
Ordinary
Purchase
9
9.735
Ordinary
Purchase
1
9.595
Ordinary
Purchase
59
9.675
Ordinary
Purchase
5
9.685
Ordinary
Purchase
262
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
306
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
320
9.6
Ordinary
Purchase
74
9.6
Ordinary
Purchase
91
9.6
Ordinary
Purchase
211
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
390
9.555
Ordinary
Purchase
149
9.555
Ordinary
Purchase
106
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
210
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
137
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
8
9.735
Ordinary
Purchase
5
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
84
9.595
Ordinary
Purchase
3
9.68
Ordinary
Purchase
80
9.73
Ordinary
Purchase
91
9.73
Ordinary
Purchase
15
9.69
Ordinary
Purchase
61
9.645
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.57
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.63
Ordinary
Purchase
22
9.64
Ordinary
Purchase
49
9.64
Ordinary
Purchase
7
9.605
Ordinary
Purchase
7
9.66
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.6
Ordinary
Purchase
184
9.635
Ordinary
Purchase
9
9.735
Ordinary
Purchase
244
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
411
9.55
Ordinary
Purchase
1,063
9.61
Ordinary
Sale
236
9.86
Ordinary
Sale
155
9.75
Ordinary
Sale
964
9.615
Ordinary
Sale
242
9.76
Ordinary
Sale
1,241
9.605
Ordinary
Sale
242
9.76
Ordinary
Sale
251
9.76
Ordinary
Sale
350
9.76
Ordinary
Sale
38
9.705
Ordinary
Sale
194
9.705
Ordinary
Sale
350
9.76
Ordinary
Sale
481
9.61
Ordinary
Sale
86
9.61
Ordinary
Sale
168
9.61
Ordinary
Sale
1,365
9.615
Ordinary
Sale
164
9.62
Ordinary
Sale
54
9.62
Ordinary
Sale
54
9.62
Ordinary
Sale
81
9.62
Ordinary
Sale
896
9.705
Ordinary
Sale
234
9.77
Ordinary
Sale
433
9.75
Ordinary
Sale
233
9.81
Ordinary
Sale
424
9.715
Ordinary
Sale
487
9.64
Ordinary
Sale
474
9.645
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.74
Ordinary
Sale
39
9.645
Ordinary
Sale
187
9.55
Ordinary
Sale
510
9.615
Ordinary
Sale
885
9.635
Ordinary
Sale
482
9.55
Ordinary
Sale
536
9.605
Ordinary
Sale
582
9.63
Ordinary
Sale
4,483
9.8525
Ordinary
Sale
1,640
9.55

Total Purchases
47,150


Total Sales
19,641

 
(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 GBP
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,483
9.8525
(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 GBP








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit GBP




(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) GBP



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"
(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"
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
NO
Date of disclosure:
12/01/2018
Contact name:
Olivier Vero
Telephone number:
+44 20 7676 6969
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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