Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4091F)

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RNS Number : 4091F

Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC

17 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                         Ladbrokes Coral Group plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                               Apollo Global Management, LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                        AEX (Lux) S.à r.l. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                        AIE Eurolux S.à r.l. 
                                                                                  ANS Euro (Lux) S.à r.l. 
                                                                                    SOMA Lux SPV S.à r.l. 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                 11.05.2017 and 16.05.2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                  17.05.2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                        9% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                 of                of                of shares       rights                       (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
 GB00B0ZSH635   185,409,503       185,409,503       167,230,239     167,230,239                  8.74% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may                rights 
 instrument                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 167,230,239                                          8.74% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                            Broadleaf (Lux) 
                              S.à r.l.           97,621,231.00   5.10% 
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                                      AIE Eurolux S.à     Less than 3% 
                                                                       r.l. 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
                                      Lily (Lux) S.à      Less than 3% 
                                                                       r.l. 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
                                      SOMA Lux SPV S.à    Less than 3% 
                                                                       r.l. 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
                                      Apollo Fund VI           Less than 3% 
                                                                    BC L.P. 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
                                      AEC (Lux) S.à       Less than 3% 
                                                                        r.l 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
                                      ANS Europe (Lux)         Less than 3% 
                                                               S.à r.l 
                            -----------------------  --------------  ------ 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                            N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                             N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                             N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                Christopher R. Gruszczynski 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             001 [phone] 
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