This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5296C released at 10:54am on the 22nd January 2018. 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

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:

19 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

575926

9.38000 GBP

9.24587 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

Sell

603113

9.38000 GBP

9.23501 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

4975

9.38 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

1094

9.379673 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Long

46708

9.245 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

306

9.255856 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1651

9.325623 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

971

9.270927 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

5

9.250925 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2048

9.256182 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

30

9.337934 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

55

9.276319 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

378

9.254518 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

10

9.265927 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

181

9.258342 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

167

9.245925 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

958

9.29 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

46708

9.245 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

989

9.285527 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

2238

9.258699 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

881

9.285431 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

521

9.279858 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

122

9.274012 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

232

9.278534 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

267

9.274102 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

66

9.254173 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

174

9.254337 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

162

9.283851 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

890

9.261816 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1267

9.25865 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1709

9.285727 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1381

9.27877 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

200

9.255 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

517

9.2915 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

6069

9.272785 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

714

9.256463 GBP

Euro 0.01 ordinary

CFD

Short

1121

9.258745 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:

23 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 23 January 2018 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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