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

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28/03/2018 14:20

RNS Number : 2770J
Societe Generale SA
28 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


27/03/2018




(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:


32,710


0.01


5,632,299


1.86




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


5,825,492


1.92


286,000


0.09




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


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


5,858,202


1.93


5,918,299


1.95




 
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


746


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


181


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


362


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


1,290


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


1,124


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


518


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


181


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


295


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


1,888


9.335




Ordinary


Purchase


969


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


925


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


470


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


711


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


1,753


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


1,331


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


1,128


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


232


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


1,522


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


557


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


823


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


237


9.255




Ordinary


Purchase


1,061


9.255




Ordinary


Purchase


476


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


502


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


507


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


1,457


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


503


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


284


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


15


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


231


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


539


9.235




Ordinary


Purchase


525


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


712


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


477


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


160


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


1,160


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


168


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


527


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


384


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


445


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


380


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


504


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


305


9.185




Ordinary


Purchase


5,821


9.25




Ordinary


Purchase


1,322


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


595


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


478


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


396


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


350


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


888


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


1,426


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


955


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


214


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


527


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


637


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


149


9.245




Ordinary


Purchase


251


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


459


9.185




Ordinary


Purchase


328


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


598


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


644


9.245




Ordinary


Purchase


42,480


9.335




Ordinary


Purchase


824


9.245




Ordinary


Purchase


546


9.335




Ordinary


Purchase


78,527


9.1463981




Ordinary


Purchase


5,167


9.1418289




Ordinary


Purchase


742,535


9.456731




Ordinary


Purchase


70,500


9.21




Ordinary


Sale


354


9.185




Ordinary


Sale


12


9.185




Ordinary


Sale


583


9.345




Ordinary


Sale


193


9.335




Ordinary


Sale


553


9.335




Ordinary


Sale


6,750


9.255926




Ordinary


Sale


50,000


9.257111




Ordinary


Sale


12,943


9.09363




Ordinary


Sale


742,535


9.456315




Ordinary


Sale


70,500


9.21








Total Purchases


985,182












Total Sales


884,423








 
 
(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


6,750


9.255926




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


12,943


9.09363




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


50,000


9.257111




Ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


78,527


9.14639805




Ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


5,167


9.14182891




 
(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:


28/03/2018




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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