Ladbrokes Coral : Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - GVC Holding PLC

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	GVC Holdings plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Ladbrokes Coral Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	29 January 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 'N/A'	YES Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Buy	894468	9.30000 GBP	9.20500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sell	910457	9.30000 GBP	9.20500 GBP

(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
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Long	2933	9.23835322195704 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Long	26	9.23 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Long	32011	9.24045171972135 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Long	3597	9.24045037531276 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Long	102	9.2466 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	232	9.253425 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	924	9.23762987 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	1969	9.241632 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	26	9.23 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	101	9.220891 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	413	9.241529 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	684	9.23782569 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	1308	9.244791 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	825	9.273415 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	333	9.247099 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	125	9.237878 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	16	9.238451 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	444	9.29 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Short	10452	9.235485 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

(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)

3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:	30 January 2018
Contact name:	Wendy Dent
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [e-mail]

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.