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

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19/03/2018 12:55

RNS Number : 1601I
Societe Generale SA
19 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:


Société Générale 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


16/03/2018




(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:


169,351


0.06


5,832,324


1.92




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


5,949,861


1.96


286,000


0.09




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


6,119,212


2.02


6,118,324


2.02




 
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 Form 8 (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


10,438


9.58




Ordinary


Purchase


131


9.58




Ordinary


Purchase


1


9.485




Ordinary


Purchase


470


9.545




Ordinary


Purchase


322


9.545




Ordinary


Purchase


463


9.54




Ordinary


Purchase


300


9.495




Ordinary


Purchase


463


9.53




Ordinary


Purchase


242


9.53




Ordinary


Purchase


117


9.53




Ordinary


Purchase


306


9.5




Ordinary


Purchase


299


9.525




Ordinary


Purchase


487


9.52




Ordinary


Purchase


464


9.51




Ordinary


Purchase


336


9.485




Ordinary


Purchase


436


9.545




Ordinary


Purchase


591


9.545




Ordinary


Purchase


517


9.525




Ordinary


Purchase


88


9.54




Ordinary


Purchase


203


9.54




Ordinary


Purchase


100


9.54




Ordinary


Purchase


464


9.505




Ordinary


Purchase


7,776


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


232


9.52




Ordinary


Sale


35


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


43


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


43


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


37


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


37


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


35


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


659


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


400


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


1,211


9.535




Ordinary


Sale


400


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


462


9.555




Ordinary


Sale


235


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


646


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


36


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


1,161


9.54




Ordinary


Sale


35


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


45


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


41


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


402


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


135


9.555




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


581


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


160


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


165


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


165


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


12


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


314


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


314


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


1,200


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


208


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


1,098


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


462


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


533


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


2,182


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


400


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


636


9.54




Ordinary


Sale


263


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


108


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


18


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


187


9.535




Ordinary


Sale


346


9.535




Ordinary


Sale


1,252


9.54




Ordinary


Sale


119


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


1,200


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


755


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


723


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


462


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


237


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


170


9.51




Ordinary


Sale


405


9.51




Ordinary


Sale


795


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


461


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


40


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


42


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


36


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


40


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


37


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


590


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


322


9.535




Ordinary


Sale


945


9.535




Ordinary


Sale


1,250


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


1,593


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


545


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


317


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


233


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


135


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


1,310


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


190


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


1,200


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


761


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


371


9.59




Ordinary


Sale


480


9.53




Ordinary


Sale


228


9.595




Ordinary


Sale


204


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


318


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


22


9.545




Ordinary


Sale


14,920


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


14,920


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


164


9.555




Ordinary


Sale


453


9.555




Ordinary


Sale


49


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


154


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


143


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


298


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


308


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


201


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


96


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


131


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


167


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


79


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


38


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


218


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


36


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


34


9.585




Ordinary


Sale


98


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


199


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


298


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


306


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


4


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


30


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


42


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


35


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


36


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


294


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


249


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


43


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


39


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


265


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


32


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


36


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


37


9.58




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.56




Ordinary


Sale


225


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


307


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.565




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.555




Ordinary


Sale


298


9.575




Ordinary


Sale


297


9.57




Ordinary


Sale


298


9.55




Ordinary


Sale


70,500


9.4995441








Total Purchases


25,014












Total Sales


146,766








 
 
(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


70,500


9.49954411




 
(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:


19/03/2018




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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