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:

17 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

448218

9.32158 GBP

9.23500 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

Sell

397336

9.29880 GBP

9.234850 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

Short

109

9.282373 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1211

9.276384 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

169

9.293171 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

110

9.318693 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

190

9.276244 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

97

9.29593 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

786

9.295848 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

20

9.294997 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

44

9.286764 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

352

9.296941 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

220

9.281996 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1339

9.282377 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

7448

9.260992 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1557

9.295864 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

10

9.293429 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

888

9.295879 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

669

9.263235 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

126

9.282277 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

307

9.296913 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

281

9.287916 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

351

9.294326 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

346

9.276506 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1113

9.296806 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

115

9.295834 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2254

9.262737 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

100

9.32153 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

12

9.407351 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

19

9.335491 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

38

9.300814 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2

9.275928 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

617

9.296812 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

127

9.282867 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

172

9.296802 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

191

9.317486 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1817

9.288153 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

16

9.309827 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

98

9.277816 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

194

9.293142 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1180

9.261127 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2634

9.282459 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1505

9.282306 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2145

9.28381 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

635

9.284662 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

152

9.293914 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

533

9.288126 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

321

9.283941 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

408

9.296577 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:

18 January 2018

Contact name:

Wendy Dent

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 1245

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 atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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