Ladbrokes Coral : Form 8.3 - Ladbrokes Coral Group

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	Ladbrokes Coral Group 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	05/01/2018
(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: 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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,773,104	0.72	1,655,599	0.09
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,591,583	0.08	15,136,945	0.79
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	15,364,687	0.80	16,792,544	0.88

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	5,388	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	2,742	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	7	1.8665
Ordinary	Purchase	4,984	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	1,187	1.8665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,998	1.8665
Ordinary	Purchase	4,131	1.8665
Ordinary	Purchase	266	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	2,234	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	23,074	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	6,129	1.864
Ordinary	Purchase	2,356	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	2,327	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	1,472	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	4,787	1.8615
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	1.8615
Ordinary	Purchase	238	1.8705
Ordinary	Purchase	3,959	1.8705
Ordinary	Purchase	2,337	1.871
Ordinary	Purchase	4,247	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8725
Ordinary	Purchase	2,270	1.8725
Ordinary	Purchase	802	1.8725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,427	1.8725
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.874
Ordinary	Purchase	6,082	1.8615
Ordinary	Purchase	414	1.8615
Ordinary	Purchase	6,967	1.875
Ordinary	Purchase	7,030	1.874
Ordinary	Purchase	3,111	1.868
Ordinary	Purchase	3,580	1.867
Ordinary	Purchase	2,858	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	69	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	4,170	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	3,125	1.8825
Ordinary	Purchase	3,363	1.8825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,584	1.8615
Ordinary	Purchase	3,417	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	195	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	3,073	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,234	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	329	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	1,795	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	1,348	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	3,102	1.8745
Ordinary	Purchase	3,770	1.875
Ordinary	Purchase	3,193	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	2,382	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	391	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,447	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	1,392	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	3,138	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	1,257	1.8925
Ordinary	Sale	1,913	1.8925
Ordinary	Sale	1,967	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	2,326	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	3,069	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	2,828	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	1.884
Ordinary	Sale	1,346	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	1,408	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	1,986	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	1,286	1.888
Ordinary	Sale	1,397	1.891
Ordinary	Sale	2,325	1.883
Ordinary	Sale	5,104	1.8825
Ordinary	Sale	2,785	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	1,833	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	2,174	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	302	1.8935
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	1.8935
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	1.8935
Ordinary	Sale	791	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,567	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,051	1.883
Ordinary	Sale	1,530	1.8855
Ordinary	Sale	2,602	1.8765
Ordinary	Sale	895	1.8855
Ordinary	Sale	1,253	1.8865
Ordinary	Sale	4,020	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	2,306	1.8925
Ordinary	Sale	375	1.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	2,125	1.8945
Ordinary	Sale	47	1.876
Ordinary	Sale	2,327	1.8755
Ordinary	Sale	983	1.8955
Ordinary	Sale	1,406	1.8955
Ordinary	Sale	1,861	1.8935
Ordinary	Sale	3,109	1.8915
Ordinary	Sale	857	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	983	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	830	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,581	1.8925
Ordinary	Sale	175	1.891
Ordinary	Sale	2,600	1.887
Ordinary	Sale	834	1.887
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	1.891
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	1.891
Ordinary	Sale	2,419	1.892
Ordinary	Sale	76	1.884
Ordinary	Sale	4,340	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	9,850	1.88
	Total Purchases	156,283
	Total Sales	100,854

(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

(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:	08/01/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	[phone]

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