REG - Societe Generale SA GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc

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15/03/2018 10:50

RNS Number : 8490H
Societe Generale SA
15 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:
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
14/03/2018
(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:
165,151
0.05
5,431,602
1.79
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,598,822
1.84
374,121
0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
5,763,973
1.90
5,805,723
1.91
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
805
9.53
Ordinary
Purchase
1,019
9.545
Ordinary
Purchase
590
9.52
Ordinary
Purchase
352
9.53
Ordinary
Purchase
398
9.53
Ordinary
Purchase
965
9.525
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
16
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
225
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
234
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
724
9.53
Ordinary
Purchase
112
9.535
Ordinary
Purchase
371
9.535
Ordinary
Purchase
268
9.51
Ordinary
Purchase
97,913
9.52
Ordinary
Purchase
11,280
9.537864
Ordinary
Sale
232
9.545
Ordinary
Sale
368
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
359
9.545
Ordinary
Sale
276
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
309
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
102
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
70
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
336
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.57
Ordinary
Sale
478
9.53
Ordinary
Sale
180
9.515
Ordinary
Sale
1,194
9.515
Ordinary
Sale
601
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
549
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
192
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
311
9.54
Ordinary
Sale
518
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
309
9.495
Ordinary
Sale
309
9.505
Ordinary
Sale
309
9.6
Ordinary
Sale
309
9.6
Ordinary
Sale
773
9.53
Ordinary
Sale
266
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
739
9.525
Ordinary
Sale
316
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
158
9.52
Ordinary
Sale
779
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
618
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
400
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
373
9.535
Ordinary
Sale
460
9.525
Ordinary
Sale
491
9.53
Ordinary
Sale
6
9.525
Ordinary
Sale
457
9.53
Ordinary
Sale
638
9.51
Ordinary
Sale
332
9.54
Ordinary
Sale
644
9.51
Ordinary
Sale
53
9.54
Ordinary
Sale
453
9.54
Ordinary
Sale
187
9.51
Ordinary
Sale
148
9.51
Ordinary
Sale
11,280
9.522892
Ordinary
Sale
21,000
9.508573
Ordinary
Sale
18,500
9.589912

Total Purchases
116,172


Total Sales
66,782

(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 short position
97,913
9.52
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
11,280
9.537864
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,280
9.522892
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
21,000
9.508573
Ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,500
9.589912
(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:
15/03/2018
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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