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18/01/2018 10:20

RNS Number : 2605C
Societe Generale SA
18 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
17/01/2018
(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:
87,569
0.03
5,735,123
1.89
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,578,321
1.84
0
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
5,665,890
1.87
5,735,123
1.89
 
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
5
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
75
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
2,800
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
64
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
336
9.3
Ordinary
Purchase
13
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
2,675
9.235
Ordinary
Purchase
856
9.235
Ordinary
Purchase
477
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
478
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
478
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
381
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
97
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
263
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
269
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
4
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
349
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
125
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
336
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
297
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
182
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
385
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
402
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
331
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
478
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
192
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
211
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
352
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
94
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
282
9.265
Ordinary
Sale
49
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
41
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
608
9.235
Ordinary
Sale
99
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
41
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
90
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
245
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
524
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
369
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
41
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
87
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
470
9.235
Ordinary
Sale
43
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
1,421
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
1,100
9.28
Ordinary
Sale
389
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
370
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
350
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
285
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
380
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
965
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
500
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
4,472
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
916
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
72
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
955
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
159
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
54
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
421
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
102
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
291
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
503
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
352
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
165
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
954
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
310
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
580
9.32
Ordinary
Sale
106
9.32
Ordinary
Sale
3,479
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
208
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
285
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
159
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
471
9.275
Ordinary
Sale
32
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
112
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
134
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
332
9.375
Ordinary
Sale
741
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
440
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
186
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
42
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
1,365
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
1,290
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
265
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
123
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
353
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
251
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
297
9.32
Ordinary
Sale
244
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
293
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
94
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
44
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
271
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
129
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
1,377
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
352
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
1,409
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
589
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
787
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
353
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
332
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
285
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
175
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
570
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
500
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
889
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
282
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
380
9.31
Ordinary
Sale
376
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
28
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
1,354
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
310
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
370
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
291
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
701
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
338
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
352
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
249
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
259
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
78
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
58
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
64
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
251
9.32
Ordinary
Sale
60
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
84
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
310
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
1,432
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
1,306
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
1,384
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
352
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
64
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
1,402
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
34
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
970
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
14
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
144
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
200
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
320
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
344
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
864
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
123
9.32
Ordinary
Sale
1,417
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
127
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
271
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
181
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
1,432
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
1,156
9.29
Ordinary
Sale
341
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
800
9.295
Ordinary
Sale
353
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
7
9.315
Ordinary
Sale
1
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
433
9.3
Ordinary
Sale
133,694
9.2987995
Ordinary
Sale
1,640
9.235
Ordinary
Sale
170,716
9.355829

Total Purchases
14,087


Total Sales
368,654

(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
133,694
9.2987995
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
170,716
9.3558290
(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:
18/01/2018
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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