Ladbrokes Coral : Form 8.3 - Ladbrokes Coral Group Plc

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	11/01/2018
(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:	13,375,616	0.70	1,679,392	0.09
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,591,583	0.08	14,636,945	0.76
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	14,967,199	0.78	16,316,337	0.85

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	262	1.8655
Ordinary	Purchase	177	1.8685
Ordinary	Purchase	198	1.8685
Ordinary	Purchase	7	1.87
Ordinary	Purchase	96	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	1,421	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	851	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	262	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	426	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	709	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	801	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	2,918	1.865
Ordinary	Purchase	2,981	1.8695
Ordinary	Purchase	3,242	1.8605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,010	1.8695
Ordinary	Purchase	28	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	13	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	3,192	1.86
Ordinary	Purchase	2,255	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	501	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	158	1.859
Ordinary	Purchase	2,705	1.859
Ordinary	Purchase	1,416	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	2,388	1.863
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	662	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	2,521	1.859
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8595
Ordinary	Purchase	320	1.8575
Ordinary	Purchase	7,490	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	6,361	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	1,185	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	596	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	411	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	1,384	1.862
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	522	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	7,287	1.8625
Ordinary	Purchase	1,424	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	2,182	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	2,622	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	792	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	1,498	1.8585
Ordinary	Purchase	749	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	24,232	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	312	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	257	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.864
Ordinary	Purchase	7,500	1.8605
Ordinary	Purchase	2,533	1.8525
Ordinary	Purchase	9,987	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	17,852	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	58	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	9,986	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	4,713	1.865
Ordinary	Purchase	312	1.87
Ordinary	Purchase	65	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	216	1.8655
Ordinary	Purchase	229	1.856
Ordinary	Purchase	256	1.85425
Ordinary	Purchase	410	1.87
Ordinary	Purchase	590	1.8645
Ordinary	Purchase	139	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	340	1.8695
Ordinary	Purchase	547	1.861
Ordinary	Purchase	237	1.859
Ordinary	Purchase	1,037	1.8765
Ordinary	Purchase	138	1.8555
Ordinary	Purchase	312	1.8635
Ordinary	Purchase	54,174	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	437	1.869
Ordinary	Sale	646	1.869
Ordinary	Sale	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	3,059	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	2,551	1.882
Ordinary	Sale	1,869	1.8825
Ordinary	Sale	548	1.8825
Ordinary	Sale	2,482	1.883
Ordinary	Sale	1,493	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	849	1.8665
Ordinary	Sale	1,610	1.8665
Ordinary	Sale	170	1.8665
Ordinary	Sale	7,490	1.861
Ordinary	Sale	9,850	1.861
	Total Purchases	220,895
	Total Sales	45,290

(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:	12/01/2018
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.