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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 GVC Holdings 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: 15 December 2017
(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? LADBROKES CORAL GROUP 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: Euro 0.01 ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 834,497 0.27% 2,096,248 0.69%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,541,966 0.51% 205,678 0.07%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 2,376,463 0.78% 2,301,926 0.76%

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
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 4 9.2250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 56 9.2600 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 181 9.2451 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 222 9.2200 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 381 9.2271 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 401 9.2500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 506 9.2255 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 871 9.2213 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 952 9.2550 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 2,975 9.2800 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 4,000 9.2559 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 11,321 9.2795 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 16,013 9.2729 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Purchase 39,432 9.2303 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 4 9.2250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 5 9.2529 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 10 9.2350 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 14 9.2536 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 21 9.2150 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 401 9.2500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 464 9.2800 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 611 9.2200 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 805 9.2214 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 855 9.2335 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 947 9.2538 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 1,218 9.2550 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 2,570 9.2818 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 5,192 9.2369 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 30,321 9.2773 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary Sale 51,088 9.2601 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Long 200 9.2299 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Long 506 9.2499 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary CFD Long 855 9.2335 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Long 7,120 9.2214 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary CFD Long 10,325 9.2706 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary CFD Long 18,301 9.2385 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Long 20,528 9.2741 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Long 20,654 9.2789 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 107 9.2450 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 345 9.2304 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 1,556 9.2245 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 1,700 9.2809 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 2,975 9.2800 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 4,225 9.2392 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 6,733 9.2656 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary SWAP Short 33,418 9.2294 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

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'

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'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 18 Dec 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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