REG - Societe Generale SA GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">GVC.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 6492CSociete Generale SA23 January 2018FORM 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
22/01/2018
(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:
53,884
0.02
6,309,567
2.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,155,201
2.03
0
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
TOTAL:
6,209,085
2.05
6,309,567
2.08
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
59
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
330
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
971
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
300
9.18
Ordinary
Purchase
56
9.18
Ordinary
Purchase
300
9.185
Ordinary
Purchase
392
9.16
Ordinary
Purchase
743
9.16
Ordinary
Purchase
277
9.16
Ordinary
Purchase
208
9.185
Ordinary
Purchase
626
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
529
8.895
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.125
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.125
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.125
Ordinary
Purchase
561
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
47
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
461
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
171
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
461
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
100
9.15
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.15
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.15
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.145
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.145
Ordinary
Purchase
199
9.145
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
259
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
58
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
83
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
639
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
184
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
474
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
324
9.235
Ordinary
Purchase
5
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
470
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
307
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
142
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
536
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
182
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
317
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
406
9.13
Ordinary
Purchase
141
8.885
Ordinary
Purchase
305
8.885
Ordinary
Purchase
607
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
61
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
65
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
100
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
107
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
45
9.23
Ordinary
Purchase
360
9.195
Ordinary
Purchase
94
9.19
Ordinary
Purchase
377
9.19
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
352
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
388
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
902
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
338
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
270
8.87
Ordinary
Purchase
151
9.195
Ordinary
Purchase
315
9.195
Ordinary
Purchase
140
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
255
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
145
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
127
9.12
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.185
Ordinary
Purchase
478
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
141
8.89
Ordinary
Purchase
454
9.29
Ordinary
Purchase
220
9.29
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.29
Ordinary
Purchase
254
8.88
Ordinary
Purchase
30
8.88
Ordinary
Purchase
464
8.875
Ordinary
Purchase
212
8.88
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
200
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
203
9.275
Ordinary
Purchase
46
9.115
Ordinary
Purchase
62
9.115
Ordinary
Purchase
353
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.115
Ordinary
Purchase
714
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
317
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
271
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
457
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
348
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.145
Ordinary
Purchase
1,188
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
133
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
124
9.18
Ordinary
Purchase
104
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
68
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
159
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
148
9.135
Ordinary
Purchase
15
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
17
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
852
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
194
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
288
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
29
9.185
Ordinary
Purchase
65
9.185
Ordinary
Purchase
9
9.145
Ordinary
Purchase
23
9.125
Ordinary
Purchase
101,130
9.0016131
Ordinary
Purchase
41,727
8.9887755
Ordinary
Purchase
175,000
9.0063
Ordinary
Purchase
200,000
9.0063
Ordinary
Sale
49
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
14
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
100
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
247
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
714
9.02
Ordinary
Sale
267
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
359
9.07
Ordinary
Sale
58
9.07
Ordinary
Sale
450
9.07
Ordinary
Sale
212
9.08
Ordinary
Sale
276
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
179
9.115
Ordinary
Sale
50
9.125
Ordinary
Sale
396
9.115
Ordinary
Sale
249
9.11
Ordinary
Sale
523
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
2
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
291
9.105
Ordinary
Sale
293
9.105
Ordinary
Sale
331
9.11
Ordinary
Sale
380
9.125
Ordinary
Sale
145
9.125
Ordinary
Sale
240
9.13
Ordinary
Sale
348
9.13
Ordinary
Sale
525
8.995
Ordinary
Sale
259
9.03
Ordinary
Sale
953
9.03
Ordinary
Sale
13
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
284
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
482
9.15
Ordinary
Sale
175
8.905
Ordinary
Sale
138
8.905
Ordinary
Sale
489
9.025
Ordinary
Sale
491
8.985
Ordinary
Sale
215
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
37
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
976
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
25
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
969
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
554
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
377
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
994
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
597
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
392
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
492
9.04
Ordinary
Sale
994
8.925
Ordinary
Sale
994
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
44
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
123
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
242
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
695
8.92
Ordinary
Sale
357
9.04
Ordinary
Sale
931
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
88
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
542
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
510
9.135
Ordinary
Sale
110
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
272
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
202
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
956
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
660
8.94
Ordinary
Sale
287
8.94
Ordinary
Sale
3
8.94
Ordinary
Sale
250
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
48
8.945
Ordinary
Sale
181
9.14
Ordinary
Sale
217
8.995
Ordinary
Sale
369
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
158
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
274
8.995
Ordinary
Sale
191
8.94
Ordinary
Sale
337
8.94
Ordinary
Sale
909
8.95
Ordinary
Sale
343
9.14
Ordinary
Sale
489
9.02
Ordinary
Sale
508
9.025
Ordinary
Sale
38
9.025
Ordinary
Sale
163
9.125
Ordinary
Sale
352
9.12
Ordinary
Sale
118
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
184
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
881
8.995
Ordinary
Sale
104
8.995
Ordinary
Sale
531
8.93
Ordinary
Sale
516
9.02
Ordinary
Sale
489
9.015
Ordinary
Sale
8
9.03
Ordinary
Sale
3
9.125
Ordinary
Sale
48
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
363
9.255
Ordinary
Sale
235
9.285
Ordinary
Sale
210
9.14
Ordinary
Sale
39
9.14
Ordinary
Sale
97
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
99
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
63
8.935
Ordinary
Sale
87
8.915
Ordinary
Sale
56,400
8.8787805
Ordinary
Sale
434,857
9.2739469
Ordinary
Sale
70,500
8.912197
Ordinary
Sale
4,230
9.178092
Ordinary
Sale
141,000
8.8937699
Ordinary
Sale
282,000
8.89377
Ordinary
Sale
105,750
8.9087595
Total Purchases
548,177
Total Sales
1,127,259
(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
Reducing a long position
101,130
9.00161312
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
41,727
8.9887755
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
175,000
9.0063
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
200,000
9.0063
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
56,400
8.8787805
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
434,857
9.27394687
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
70,500
8.91219702
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,230
9.178092
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
141,000
8.89376993
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
282,000
8.89376998
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
105,750
8.90875953
(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:
23/01/2018
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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