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:

Deutsche Bank AG 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:

11/12/2017

(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'

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 GBP

Lowest price per unit paid/received GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

407,539

1.7920

1.7502

28 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,309,234

1.7910

1.7617

(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

GBP

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,000

1.7579

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,569

1.7739

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,811

1.7617

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,859

1.7726

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

6,561

1.7719

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

29,861

1.7633

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

31,323

1.7641

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

36,177

1.7678

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

44,561

1.7706

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

66,116

1.7714

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

85,962

1.7672

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

47

1.7502

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

66

1.7685

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

84

1.7743

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

145

1.7627

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

147

1.7676

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

737

1.7618

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

1,853

1.7677

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

2,811

1.7740

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

7,606

1.7586

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

8,079

1.7758

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

12,457

1.7632

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

15,129

1.7866

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

19,766

1.7878

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

24,944

1.7651

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

26,812

1.7707

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

139,751

1.7726

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

147,105

1.7920

(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:

12/12/2017

Contact name:

Ravi Patel

Telephone number:

0121 407 9004

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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