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Proposed Acquisition
of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc
December 2017
Creating a leading global gaming company
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Summary
Rationale
Other Items
Possible offer summary
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Highly compelling strategic rationale
Acquiring complementary market leader
Diversified international group
Leading online and retail group
Exposure to largest global markets
Proposed mechanics
Refinanced debt facilities
Proven track record
Summary
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Possible offer
summary
0.141 New GVC Shares plus 32.7 pence in cash for each Ladbrokes Coral share, plus
up to a further 42.8 pence by way of a Contingent Value Right ("CVR") linked to the outcome of the current
Triennial Review - preserving value for Ladbrokes Coral shareholders and defraying risk for GVC
shareholders
Initial Consideration values Ladbrokes Coral equity at:
£3.9 billion (203.7p per Ladbrokes Coral Group share) assuming maximum CVR payment
£3.1 billion (160.9p per Ladbrokes Coral Group share) assuming no CVR payment
Mix and match facility provided allowing Ladbrokes Coral shareholders to elect to receive more alternate
proportion of cash and shares
GVC and Ladbrokes Coral shareholders to each own 53.5% and 46.5% respectively of enlarged group
Combination expected to be be double digit EPS1 accretive from the first full year post completion and
following all reasonably expected outcomes of the Triennial Review
Enlarged group net debt/EBITDA2 expected to not exceed 3.0x by end of first full financial year following
completion3
Acquisition expected to be implemented by way of Scheme of Arrangement
1 Adjusted EPS is calculated on a clean basis, after net synergies and impact of the Triennial Review, and before transaction costs and one-time restructuring charges. This statement is not intended as a
profit forecast or estimate for any period and should not be interpreted to mean that earnings per share for GVC or Ladbrokes Coral, as appropriate, for the current or future financial years would necessarily
match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings per share for GVC or Ladbrokes Coral, as appropriate.2 Where Net Debt is interest bearing loans and borrowings and customer liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents, and EBITDA is 'clean EBITDA'. Clean EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxation,
depreciation, amortisation, impairment charges, changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments, share option charges and exceptional items after accounting for net synergies from the transaction
and the impact of the Triennial Review, and before transaction costs and one-time restructuring charges.3 Following all reasonably expected outcomes of the Triennial Review
4 Creating a leading global gaming company
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Acquiring a
complementary
market leader
Click to editHighly compelling strategic rationale Enlarged group will be a fast-growing, diversified, highly profitable, international online and retail sports betting led
gaming company with >90% of NGR coming from locally regulated/ taxed markets
Revenue and profit growth
- Portfolio of strong and complementary brands, powerful CRM systems, and the ability to apply best practice to enhance
customer experience in a responsible gaming environment
- Positioned to grow revenue and profits by delivering a great experience to millions of consumers
- Expect to generate material synergies from the combination
Scale and breadth
- Top three market positions in three of Europe’s largest online gaming markets – UK, Germany and Italy
- Significant business in Australia and exposure to the USA and other growth markets
- Size and resources to address the dynamics of the rapidly changing global gaming industry
- Established brands in all key product verticals, sports, casino, poker and bingo
Multi-channel distribution combined with best in class technology
- Expertise and scale across all distribution channels (online, retail and mobile)
- A proven, highly flexible and highly scalable technology platform across all verticals
Leadership in consolidation
- Well positioned to be a global leader and one of the principal consolidators in the gaming sector
- Proven management teams
- Ownership of the critical technology platforms
Taking the initiative now
- Allows the strategic and synergy benefits of the combination to be realised in the short term
- Flexible deal structure allows for range of triennial scenarios
- Favourable financing conditions anticipated
Proposed transaction consistent with strategic goals of diversifying the
business internationally and increasing scale in regulated markets6
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£1,185 £1,198
£2,116
£2,352
£320 £375 £499 £666100
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1100
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£100
£600
£1,100
£1,600
£2,100
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Net revenue Online
€198
€222€215
€231
€216
€241
€226
€246
€222
€244
€100
€120
€140
€160
€180
€200
€220
€240
€260
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Q316
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Q117
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Acquiring a complementary market leader
Group
Overview
Online
business
momentum
Scalable and proven proprietary technology platform
Strong progress post the bwin.party combination
Third largest online gaming operator in Europe
Diversified geographic footprint and product mix
Licenses in more than 18 jurisdictions
Over 2,800 employees and contractors
Over €4.6bn of sports wagers per year
Over 95% of revenues processed through own
platform
79m registered accounts across over 1,000 games
playable in 21 languages and 19 currencies
Leading UK bookmaker, with a strong online and
retail presence
Significant retail and online operations in Italy,
Ireland, Spain and Belgium
Established presence online – Digital now accounts
for c.31% of total net revenue (FY15: 24%)
Rapidly growing online operation in Australia
Presence in USA
Over 25,000 employees
GVC Ladbrokes Coral
Sources: GVC RNS announcements. GVC Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2016. GVC Corporate Presentation, June 2017. Ladbrokes Coral Final Results for the Y/E 31 Dec
2016. and Trading Update for the six months to 30 June 2017. Ladbrokes Coral Group Trading Statement 13 November 2017. GVC Trading Statement 12 October 2017. 7
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€1.83
€1.37
€1.20
€0.90
€0.68
UK
Germany
France
Italy
Ireland
Spain
A diversified international group, across Online
and Retail
GVC split of NGR by geography Ladbrokes Coral revenue split by channel
Licences in 19 jurisdictions
15 Offices across 4 continents
Licences in 6 countries
Operations in Europe, Australia, North America
and Asia
Sources: GVC Management (adjusted for disposal of Turkish facing operations), GVC Annual Report FY16, Ladbrokes Coral Group Annual Report FY16. Bar chart data source: H2 Gambling
Capital as at 30 November 2017
Germany
UK
Italy & Spain
RoW
Other Europe
CanadaUSA
UK Retail
Digital
European Retail
Other
Enlarged Group
GVC
P
Total interactive (excluding lottery)
gross gaming revenue (€bn) >3,500 UK shops #2 online operator
in Italy
>3,100 outlets in Europe (Ireland, Belgium,
Italy and Spain)
#1 in retail in UK, Spain and Belgium
Active in 5 continents
Technology scalable across multiple
geographies
FY16 NGR generated across over 30 countries LCL
Online
Retail
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€6.18
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£3,001
£2,352
£2,154
£1,604£1,551
£857
£731
£544 £516
£385 £356
£0
£500
£1,000
£1,500
£2,000
£2,500
£3,000
£3,500
GalaxyMars
Mars Bet365 WilliamHill
PPB Amaya Galaxy Unibet Skybet 888 Betsson
Net
Gam
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evenue
Leading online and retail group
Enlarged Group Online: Retail EBITDA H1’17
Peer group NGR (£m)
Sources: GVC Annual Report FY16, Ladbrokes Coral Annual Report FY16, Ladbrokes Coral management. For peer group NGR sources used are; Companies House filings, Annual Reports.
Ladbrokes Coral regulated / regulating NGR vs, Unregulated NGR based on GVC definitions. Notes: 1 Post completion of Turkey disposal, includes markets in the process of regulating, based on
NGR for the six months to 30 June 2017. 2 GVC Ladbrokes Coral represents (i) GVC Net Revenue of €895m (being a pro forma total for GVC and bwin.party (sourced from GVC FY16 Annual
Report) and translated into sterling using the 2016 average rate of 1.22 and (ii) Ladbrokes Coral pro forma NGR (unaudited) of £2351m (sourced from Ladbrokes Coral FY16 annual report).The
figure has been adjusted for the disposal of Turkish facing operations (NGR reduction of £81.9m) All data represents last reported financial year (uncalendarised).
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GVC NGR H1 17 €472.8m LCL NGR FY16 £2,352m
99.8% regulated NGRc.75% regulated/
regulating NGR1
Regulated/ regulating
28%
72%
Unregulated
Online
Retail
100%
0.9%4.6%
38.3%
56.2%
Enlarged
group2LCL GVC
Online
Retail
Other
GVC online EBITDA data assumes an exchange rate of € 1.14
European Retail
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€3.04
€2.25
€1.83
€1.37€1.20
€0.93 €0.90€0.75 €0.68
€0.42 €0.38€0
€1
€2
€3
€4
€5
€6
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Enlarged Group exposure to online markets accounting for over €19bn of interactive global gross
gaming revenue (>50% total worldwide)
Sources: H2 Gambling Capital as at 1 December 2017 – 2016 Gross Gaming Revenue. GVC Company data. Ladbrokes Coral Annual Report for the year ended 31
December 2016
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Proposed acquisition
mechanics
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Cash offer 32.7 pence in cash
Share offer 0.141 new GVC shares
CVR
Value linked to the outcome of the Triennial Review
Ladbrokes Coral Group Shareholders will receive one CVR for each Ladbrokes
Coral Group Share that they hold, and each CVR will confer on its holder a
contractual entitlement to one loan note following determination of the estimated
impact of the Triennial Review
£632m
£2,477m1
Up to £827m2
+
+
1:Reflective of the mid-market closing price of GVC on the last practicable date (06 December 2017) of 909.00p - sourced from the Daily Official List2 Assumes Triennial Review result of a £50 FOBT cap resulting in no impact to assumed FOBT EBITDA, but maximum pay out under CVR3 If the Possible Triennial Measures do not relate solely to maximum stakes, or cannot be linearly interpolated between the figures set out in the above table, the Estimated EBITDA Impact
and, consequently, the value of the CVR per Ladbrokes Coral Group share, would be determined through an agreed determination process involving representatives of Ladbrokes Coral
Group, GVC and an independent expert. Calculations assume Ladbrokes Coral fully diluted number of shares outstanding figure to be 1,932,593,483
Consideration range1: Minimum £3.1bn (160.9p per share), Maximum £3.9bn (203.7p per share)
+
+
=
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Maximum Stake Cap (hard cap) £2 £5 £10 £20 £30 £40 £50
Value per CVR3 0.0p 13.4p 13.4p 30.3p 40.4p 40.5p 42.8p
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Summary
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Refinanced debt facilities
• On the back of solid H1 and Q3 2017 performance, attractive market conditions and Turkey disposal, GVC was able to reduce the
margin on its Term Loan facility, raise an additional €50m and amend documentation to allow considerable additional operational
and financing flexibility
− Margin reduction from +3.25% to 2.75% (at par)
− Incremental €50m raised for general corporate purposes with total Term Loan size of €300m (day 1 leverage neutral)
− Increased leverage facility max 3.5x from 2.25x (Net Debt:EBITDA)
− Enhanced flexibility and covenant lite
− No change to existing maturities (2022 RCF, 2023 Term Loan)
• Facilities effective as of December 7th, 2017
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FTSE All Share FTSE 250 FTSE Small Cap GVC
Proven track record of shareholder returns
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FTSE 250: 146%
FTSE All-Share: 77%
FTSE Small-Cap: 121%
February
2017:
Refinancing
November
2016:
Special
Dividend
July 2016:
Notification of move to Premium Listing
February 2016:
Move to Main Market
September 2015:
Announcement of offer for bwinSeptember 2012:
Announcement regarding possible offer for Sportingbet
July 2012:
Combination of Betboo
Sources: Total shareholder return data sourced from Thomson Reuters Datastream to 02 December 2017. Notes sourced from GVC RNS announcements
GVC Total Shareholder Return (last 10 years): 3,034%
November 2017:
Disposal of Turkish facing operations Sportingbet total shareholder return of 392% since acquisition
bwin.party total shareholder return of 105% since acquisition
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Creating a leading global gaming and betting company
Diversified and complementary international revenue base
Leveraging market leading and scalable technology
Leading brands in core markets
Clear focus on sports betting
Significant growth and cost synergy potential
Compelling opportunity to take advantage of current sector consolidation16
Consistent with strategy to diversify and scale in regulated markets
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