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

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23/02/2018 09:47

RNS Number : 7809F
Societe Generale SA
23 February 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
22/02/2018
(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:
766
0.00
5,938,689
1.96
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,741,023
1.89
0
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
5,741,789
1.89
5,938,689
1.96
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
33
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
15
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
450
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
88
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
344
9.245
Ordinary
Purchase
145
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
328
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
330
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
69
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
783
9.27
Ordinary
Purchase
84
9.27
Ordinary
Purchase
8,187
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
406
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
624
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
3,763
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
14
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
6,401
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
1,982
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
215
9.165
Ordinary
Purchase
198
9.165
Ordinary
Purchase
300
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
110
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
300
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
264
9.215
Ordinary
Purchase
330
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
142
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
268
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
170
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
20
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
276
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
651
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
9
9.2
Ordinary
Purchase
401
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
298
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
137
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
97
9.21
Ordinary
Purchase
480
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
249
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
134
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
1,372
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
280
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
79
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
379
9.27
Ordinary
Purchase
398
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.27
Ordinary
Purchase
830
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
141
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
66
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
1
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
374
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
480
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
760
9.26
Ordinary
Purchase
597
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
1,524
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
371
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
17
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
213
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
144
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
242
9.165
Ordinary
Purchase
748
9.25
Ordinary
Purchase
199
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
64
9.24
Ordinary
Purchase
273
9.18
Ordinary
Purchase
42
9.295
Ordinary
Purchase
400
9.205
Ordinary
Purchase
344
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
103
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
218
9.175
Ordinary
Purchase
76
9.165
Ordinary
Purchase
402
9.22
Ordinary
Purchase
1,015
9.295
Ordinary
Purchase
1,317
9.28
Ordinary
Purchase
330
9.225
Ordinary
Purchase
1,298
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
572
9.255
Ordinary
Purchase
23
9.285
Ordinary
Purchase
45
9.265
Ordinary
Purchase
53
9.265
Ordinary
Sale
311
9.215
Ordinary
Sale
86
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
434
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
300
9.22
Ordinary
Sale
154
9.225
Ordinary
Sale
222
9.26
Ordinary
Sale
15
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
5,356
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
9
9.265
Ordinary
Sale
368
9.195
Ordinary
Sale
276
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
412
9.265
Ordinary
Sale
136
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
392
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
410
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
250
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
249
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
7
9.265
Ordinary
Sale
8
9.255
Ordinary
Sale
473
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
141
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
995
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
287
9.23
Ordinary
Sale
359
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
493
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
335
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
481
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.25
Ordinary
Sale
30
9.25
Ordinary
Sale
64
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
60
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
60
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
76
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
1,579
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
244
9.195
Ordinary
Sale
341
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
44
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
225
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
355
9.195
Ordinary
Sale
319
9.215
Ordinary
Sale
47
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
16
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
259
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
630
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
159
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
288
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
288
9.21
Ordinary
Sale
658
9.2
Ordinary
Sale
92
9.215
Ordinary
Sale
361
9.25
Ordinary
Sale
418
9.185
Ordinary
Sale
692
9.205
Ordinary
Sale
261
9.215
Ordinary
Sale
294
9.22
Ordinary
Sale
7
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
7
9.305
Ordinary
Sale
7
9.285

Total Purchases
47,964


Total Sales
21,640

(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





(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:
23/02/2018
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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