TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Jay Dossetter

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii GVC Holdings plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
(if different from 3.):iv		 See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v 15 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii Above 5% – Aggregate of voting rights from shares

 

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE		 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights Number of shares Number of voting rights  % of voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN:  IM00B5VQMV65)		 14,470,983 14,470,983 14,652,094 5.0209%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion  Period xiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Conversion  Period xviii Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal Delta

 

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
14,652,094 5.0209%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Number of Shares Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings 14,652,094 5.0209%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Research and Management Company 14,652,094 5.0209%

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Christopher Aquino
15. Contact telephone number: (213) 615-0469