LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (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: | 10 January 2018 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | GVC HOLDINGS 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: | 28 1/3p ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 58,578,424 | 3.06% | 6,307,462 | 0.33% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,653,755 | 0.09% | 44,509,498 | 2.32% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 60,232,179 | 3.14% | 50,816,960 | 2.65% | |||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 1.8302 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,157 | 1.8345 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,573 | 1.8288 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,038 | 1.8315 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,544 | 1.8314 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,232 | 1.8228 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,491 | 1.8377 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,715 | 1.8287 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 33,899 | 1.8494 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 58,210 | 1.8362 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 1.8360 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 157,088 | 1.8465 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 500,000 | 1.8290 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,194 | 1.8390 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,010 | 1.8430 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,417 | 1.8360 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,796 | 1.8305 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,135 | 1.8364 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 20,764 | 1.8322 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 43,683 | 1.8495 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 46,496 | 1.8369 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 46,565 | 1.8343 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 48,205 | 1.8515 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 51,221 | 1.8553 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 66,628 | 1.8415 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 79,426 | 1.8451 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 178,505 | 1.8299 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 200,146 | 1.8382 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,569 | 1.8315 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,944 | 1.8543 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 7,161 | 1.8338 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,232 | 1.8494 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,152 | 1.8353 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 35,451 | 1.8495 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 48,205 | 1.8515 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 51,221 | 1.8553 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 54,732 | 1.8509 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 55,091 | 1.8374 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 66,628 | 1.8415 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 152,357 | 1.8277 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 200,146 | 1.8382 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 87 | 1.8455 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,652 | 1.8494 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,278 | 1.8480 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,556 | 1.8315 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,556 | 1.8315 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,232 | 1.8228 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 9,491 | 1.8377 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 15,235 | 1.8372 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 17,475 | 1.8425 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 68,749 | 1.8483 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 77,810 | 1.8496 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP Expires 12/02/2019 | Short | 500,000 | 1.8290 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) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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” |
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None |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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” |
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None |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 11 Jan 2018 | ||
| Contact name: | Femi Badmos | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 1125 |
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.