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:

03 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

1233493

9.69751 GBP

9.41000 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

Sell

1344471

9.70000 GBP

9.40250 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

354

9.648008 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1843

9.652501357 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

259

9.669033 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

9

9.663818 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

500

9.631092 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

193

9.657091 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

95

9.648184 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

36

9.663779 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

9

9.689031 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

66

9.662443 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

193

9.652487047 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

643

9.642503888 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

663

9.631702 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

4679

9.6525 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

56

9.627587 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

54

9.648241 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1978

9.652502528 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

759

9.652503294 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

64

9.668642 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

261

9.630735 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

289

9.65249135 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

55

9.668578 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

722

9.630727 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

41

9.663798 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

274

9.627625 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

4564

9.6425 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

49

9.63029 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

4841

9.652499484 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

105809

9.427058 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

2256

9.427057 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1697

9.42706 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1358

9.652496318 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

183

9.62806 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1185

9.64249789 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

4

9.66208 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

433

9.652494226 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1831

9.616417 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1610

9.67919255 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

105359

9.445 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

100000

9.631337 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1321

9.571014 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

138

9.652536232 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

231

9.490424 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

384

9.431386 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

938

9.440283 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

3822

9.6525 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

21

9.58324 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

105359

9.445 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1

9.450378 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1034

9.644911 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

18

9.650386 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

55

9.548473 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2998

9.652498332 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

3699

9.642500676 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

539

9.652504638 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

857

9.467366 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

99

9.557806 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

974

9.652494867 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

3891

9.652500643 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

290

9.652482759 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1500

9.6425 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

62

9.415942 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

152

9.559395 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

839

9.65250298 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1193

9.642497904 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1998

9.652497498 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

949

9.652497366 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

30

9.652333333 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:

04 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.

Ladbrokes Coral Group plc published this content on 04 January 2018 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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