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:

13/12/2017

(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

257,911

1.7143

1.7073

28 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,210,249

1.7401

1.7003

(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

3

1.7003

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

23

1.7064

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

58

1.7118

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

71

1.7119

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

90

1.7025

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

102

1.7191

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

112

1.7118

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

127

1.7135

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

192

1.7103

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

234

1.7028

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

287

1.7101

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

312

1.7190

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

333

1.7138

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

412

1.7108

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

415

1.7007

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

418

1.7126

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

617

1.7076

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

644

1.7188

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

780

1.7153

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

807

1.7138

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

889

1.7098

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

911

1.7249

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,002

1.7028

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,114

1.7090

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,120

1.7144

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,136

1.7136

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,154

1.7150

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,168

1.7028

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,279

1.7058

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,284

1.7118

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,310

1.7144

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,311

1.7149

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,386

1.7092

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,747

1.7020

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,748

1.7069

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,749

1.7105

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,841

1.7028

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

1,941

1.7176

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,064

1.7144

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,074

1.7249

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,080

1.7109

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,143

1.7118

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,179

1.7090

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,188

1.7108

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

2,982

1.7063

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

3,010

1.7112

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

3,369

1.7057

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

3,759

1.7122

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

3,766

1.7106

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

3,830

1.7069

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

4,274

1.7101

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

4,328

1.7189

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

4,398

1.7106

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

5,056

1.7109

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

5,106

1.7090

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

6,935

1.7106

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

7,023

1.7106

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

7,189

1.7109

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

7,310

1.7107

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

8,428

1.7265

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

8,896

1.7072

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

9,085

1.7004

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

10,231

1.7085

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

10,382

1.7136

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

10,951

1.7066

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

11,242

1.7065

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

11,991

1.7126

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

12,890

1.7066

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

13,697

1.7294

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

15,744

1.7070

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

15,906

1.7096

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

17,036

1.7103

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

19,201

1.7108

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

21,123

1.7107

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

23,790

1.7212

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

28,339

1.7211

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

30,339

1.7103

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

42,693

1.7077

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

42,964

1.7250

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

44,653

1.7071

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

52,583

1.7071

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

86,072

1.7153

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

93,988

1.7142

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

102,937

1.7083

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

128,063

1.7401

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Long

221,835

1.7133

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

5,073

1.7102

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

7,293

1.7142

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

10,016

1.7073

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

15,544

1.7143

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

34,488

1.7105

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

38,500

1.7136

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

46,558

1.7120

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

49,633

1.7104

28 1/3p ordinary

Swap

Short

50,806

1.7104

(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:

14/12/2017

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.

Ladbrokes Coral Group plc published this content on 14 December 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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