This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 2257Z released at 10:30am on the 13 December 2017. Amendment made to section 2 (a). All other information remains unchanged

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

Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

12 December 2017

(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

GVC Holdings 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

28 1/3p ordinary

Buy

19629978

1.74875 GBP

1.70085 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

Sell

8809198

1.74875 GBP

1.72217 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

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

70387

1.745465 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

67600

1.737341 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

158472

1.7374 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

8769

1.72216672 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

6719

1.7454 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

22649

1.746408 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

1719121

1.735 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

66610

1.739304 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

1000000

1.739309 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

75804

1.74136 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

3874

1.7376381 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

457499

1.728 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

114514

1.741137 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Long

5200

1.734941 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

3865505

1.70255 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

4495

1.702549 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

6799

1.73545963 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

12999

1.7381 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

7628620

1.7017 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

35849

1.731691 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

157500

1.7009 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

2000000

1.739 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

97056

1.7325 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

750000

1.731636 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

8693

1.732328 GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Short

6869

1.73 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:

14 December 2017

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 14 December 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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