REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - [GVC Holdings plc] <Origin Href="QuoteRef">EMG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">GVC.L</Origin>

ManAnnouncement

15/02/2018 13:25

        
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:   
   Man Group Plc   
   (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions   disclosed, if different from 1(a):
       
   N/A   
   (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   securities this form relates:
       
   GVC Holdings plc   
   (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,   state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:   
   N/A   
   (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
       
   14th February   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?
       
   YES / NO / N/A
If YES, specify   which:
Ladbrokes Coral Group   plc         
    
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
    
(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:

      
   Euro 0.01   ordinary   
   

      
   Interests   
   Short   positions   
   Number   
   %   
   Number   
   %   
   (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   
   1,249,590

      
   0.4116

      
   0   
   0   
   (2) Cash-settled derivatives:

      
      7,627,821    
   2.5128   
   1,187,534      
   0.3912

      
   (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and   agreements to purchase/sell:   
   0   
   0   
   0   
   0   
   

    TOTAL:   
   8,877,411

      
   2.9244   
   1,187,534

      
   0.3912   
    
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   
    
(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)      
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    496    
   8.9021   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a short   position   
    40    
   8.8975   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a short   position   
    67    
   8.8975   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Reducing a short   position   
    164    
   8.9019   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Reducing a short   position   
    62    
   8.9019   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a short position   
    85    
   8.8975   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Opening a long   position   
    32,305    
   8.8960   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a short   position   
    34    
   8.8875   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Reducing a long   position   
    2,191    
   8.9359   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,214    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    322    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    4,627    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    224    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    65    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    3,348    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    423    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    4,796    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    6,101    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    538    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    4,257    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    84    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    286    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    5,937    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    409    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,543    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    51    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    195    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    747    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    774    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    36    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    10    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    540    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    68    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    294    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,129    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    54    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    78    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    15    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,165    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    813    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    102    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    475    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    125    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    165    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,880    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    25    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,311    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    87    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    1,688    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    25    
   8.8350   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    284    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    3    
   8.8372   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    176    
   8.8364   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    198    
   8.8150   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    13    
   8.8550   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    71    
   8.9325   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Increasing a long   position   
    19    
   8.8700   
   Euro 0.01 ordinary   
   CFD   
   Closing a short   position   
    13,002    
   8.8960   
    
(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   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
(ii) Exercise
                                           
   Class of   relevant security   
   Product   description
e.g. call   option      
   Exercising/   exercised against   
   Number of   securities   
   Exercise   price per unit   
      
      
      
      
   

      
    
(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)   
      
      
      
      
      
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"      
   

   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"            
   

   None

      
    
(c) Attachments
               
   Is a Supplemental   Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   
   YES/NO   
  
                                   
   
Date of disclosure:
   
   15th February   2018   
   
Contact name:
   
   Matthew Irwin

      
   
Telephone number:
   
   02071447255   
    
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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