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GVC Holdings PLC (LSE:GVC) is a multinational sports betting and gaming group. Our shares are listed on the Official List (Premium Segment) and are traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Our shares were traded on AIM from 21 December 2004 until 1 February 2016. We are incorporated in the Isle of Man under number 4685V.

The Group operates some of the leading brands in the gaming sector including bwin, Sportingbet, partypoker and Foxy Bingo. In addition the Group provides online gaming services on a business-to-business basis to a limited number of third party operators.

Key facts
•Licenses in 14 countries
•Offices in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, The Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine and Uruguay
•Over 3,200 employees or co-workers
•€4bn of sports wagers a year



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William Hill closes on Sportingbet deal

by: Dominic Walsh
From: The Times
December 20, 201211:16AM

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WILLIAM HILL will unveil a recommended £486 million ($754 million) takeover of Sportingbet today after hammering out a retention deal with the management of the online bookmaker's Australian division.

The group, which is bidding jointly with GVC Holdings, had hoped to finalise terms by Tuesday's deadline set by the Takeover Panel but was forced to seek an extension until tomorrow to tie in Michael Sullivan, head of Sportingbet Australia, and his top team


Date: Tuesday 16 Oct 2012

LONDON (ShareCast) - Online gaming firm GVC has requested a temporary suspension of trading today following the agreement of a revised and increased possible offer by GVC and William Hill for Sportingbet.

Trading has been suspended because historic financial information in relation to the parts of the Sportingbet's business which may be acquired by GVC has yet to be extracted from Sportingbet's consolidated accounts, GVC explained a in company statement.

It added that talks are at a preliminary stage and there can be no certainty that they will be concluded successfully.

CJ

GVC to brief investors in London after raising its dividend
StockMarketWire.com
GVC Holdings (GVC) (GVC.L) [LON.GVC], a multinational sports betting and gaming group which earlier this week announced an increase in its dividend following strong trading, is to brief investors at an event later this month supported by the London Stock Exchange.

It will be part of an investor evening on Wednesday January 28 being organised by Shares Magazine. The event is sponsored by AJ Bell Youinvest.

The presentation from GVC will be given jointly by its chief executive, Kenneth Alexander, and its group finance director, Richard Cooper.

Revealing the increase in the dividend, Mr Alexander commented: "The continued success and growth of the Group is a result of the tremendous efforts from the talented and motivated staff we have at GVC."

The evening will take place at the Novotel Tower Bridge in Pepys Street, London EC3. The investor presentations start at 6.30 p.m.

Investors have the opportunity to register now for free at www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/events

At 12:10pm: (LON:GVC) GVC Holdings Plc share price was +1p at 477.5p

Shares - Cenkos securities forecasts dividend yield to rise to 8.9% in 2016 and 9.3% in 2017. Revenue is expected to increase from 231.2 million euros in 2015 to 243.3 million euros in 2016 and profit before tax from 44.7 million euros to 48.7 million euros.

Naked Trader today - GVC (LON:GVC) reported well last week, very strong sales indeed and a wonderful dividend, it went ex today which is why it is down a bit but a nice dividend has arrived in spreadbetting accounts and soon to be in the ISA.

Naked Trader today - GVC (LON:GVC) came back a bit but part of that was due to going ex-dividend so a nice cash credit is due.

write up in shares today -


GAMBLING SUMMARY


We don’t like the traditional bookmakers but investors can get both value and income from stocks at the lower end of the spectrum. Smaller online gambling companies like GVC and 32Red continue to offer good growth prospects and attractive dividends.

Despite the doom and gloom this isn’t the time to turn our backs on the sector in its entirety. There are some very attractive gambling stocks out there – such as GVC (GVC:AIM), 32Red (TTR:AIM) and Betfair (BET) – which offer good value and growth prospects.

Tremendous results for the year ending 31st December 2014 together with news of yet another special dividend.

Net Gaming Revenue (‘NGR’) was up 32% to €225m, clean EBITDA up 28% to €49.2m and profit before tax up 217% to €41.3m. This supports a quarterly dividend raised from 12.5 €cents to 14.0 €cents per share and a further 1.5 €cents per share special dividend, giving a total of 15.5 €cents (11.27p) per share. This results in 2014 dividends of 55.5 €cents (40p) equating to a yield of 8.6% at the current share price.

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Final Results
RNS
RNS Number : 1106I
GVC Holdings PLC
23 March 2015





GVC Holdings PLC



("GVC" or the "Group")



Preliminary Results for year ended 31 December 2014,

Trading Update for period from 1 January 2015 to 18 March 2015,

Announcement of increased quarterly dividend and special dividend



GVC Holdings PLC (AIM:GVC), a leading online sports betting and gaming group, today announces its Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2014 together with a recommended quarterly dividend and a recommended special dividend.



Dividend and returns to shareholders

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Quarterly dividend raised from 12.5 €cents to 14.0 €cents per share. In addition we are proposing a further 1.5 €cents per share special dividend, giving a total of 15.5 €cents per share payable 6 May 2015



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On a "declared" basis, this results in 2014 dividends of 55.5 €cents (2013: 48.5 €cents), an increase of 14.4% over 2013



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Dividends paid in 2014 amounted to: 68% of Clean EBITDA and 79% of Clean Net Operating Cashflows

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Total returns to shareholders since the completion of the acquisition of Sportingbet two years ago include a share price rise of over £2.00 and, including today's dividend declaration, total dividends announced of €1.04 per share




2014 Financial highlights



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Impressive revenue growth resulting from increased marketing and a strong World Cup performance

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Wagers up 25% to €1,464 million (2013: €1,170 million)

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Sports Gross Margin 9.8% (2013: 9.6%)

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Net Gaming Revenue ("NGR") up 32% to €225 million (2013: €170 million)

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Contribution up 20% to €123 million (2013: €103 million)

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Clean EBITDA up 28% to €49.2 million (2013: €38.3 million)

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Profit Before Tax increased 217% to €41.3 million (2013: €13.0 million)




2015 Current Trading (1.1.15 to 18.3.15 "Q1")

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Deposits up 20% to €1.7million per day

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Q1-2015 wagers €4,601k per day up 22% on Q1-2014 (€3,765k)

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Q1-2015 sports gross margin was 8.9% against 10.0% in same period in 2014

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Q1-2015 NGR €661k per day, up 18% on Q1-2014 (€559k)

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Q1-2015 in-play revenues rose 19% to €300k per day (Q1-2014 €252k)









Kenneth Alexander, Chief Executive of GVC Holdings PLC, commenting on the results said:



"During 2014 GVC continued to grow NGR, up by 32% in the year; it achieved a 22% EBITDA margin; and distributed 68% of its Clean EBITDA and 79% of its Clean Net Operating Cash by way of dividends. This is an exceptional performance and our growth continues in the broad spread of markets in which we operate. We control our costs very tightly, have highly motivated employees who have financial incentives aligned to shareholders and we are in a strong position to be a consolidator in the industry. I am delighted to announce, yet again, a proposed increase in the quarterly dividend along with a special dividend which in total amounts to a year-on-year increase of 14% in the dividends declared so that shareholders will receive a total of 15.5 €cents in May 2015. GVC has never been in a stronger position and we look forward to 2015 and beyond with confidence."



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23 Mar Panmure Gordon 586.00 Buy

GVC - Record year for AIM's dividend king

Shares - GVC will devote more time to making acquisitions over the next 12 months and has already identified a few potential targets to enhance shareholder value.

Naked trader - GVC went ex dividend today which is why it is down a bit but some nice cash soon to arrive from that!

Trading update.

GVC Holdings PLC (AIM:GVC), a leading online sports betting and gaming group, notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has submitted a proposal with a view to the Group acquiring the entire issued and to be issued share capital of bwin.party digital entertainment plc ("bwin.party").

If the proposed transaction were to complete, it would be treated as a reverse takeover due to the size of bwin.party relative to the Company and, in order for the proposed transaction to proceed, it would require, inter alia, the approval of GVC shareholders.

There can be no certainty that the submission of this proposal will lead to the Company being selected as a proposed acquirer of bwin.party or, in turn, completing an acquisition. Further updates will be provided in due course.

Statement re. Press Speculation
RNS
RNS Number : 5740N
GVC Holdings PLC
19 May 2015





GVC Holdings PLC



("GVC" or the "Group" or the "Company")



Statement re. Press Speculation



GVC Holdings PLC (AIM:GVC), a leading online sports betting and gaming group, notes recent press speculation. As announced on 15 May 2015, GVC has submitted a proposal with a view to the Group acquiring the entire issued and to be issued share capital of bwin.party digital entertainment plc ("bwin.party"). GVC confirms that the execution of this proposal would be jointly financed by GVC and Amaya, Inc. ("Amaya"). Amaya as at the close of business on 15 May 2015 had a market value of approximately CAD $4.31 billion and is the Toronto Stock Exchange listed owner of gaming and related consumer businesses, with brands including PokerStars, Full Tilt and the European Poker Tour.



There can be no certainty that the submission of this proposal will lead to the Company's proposal being selected as a proposed acquirer of bwin.party or, in turn, completing an acquisition. Further updates will be provided in due course.





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Shares - Online sports betting group GVC could grow its share price by 74% if its proposed takeover of rival Bwin.Party goes ahead.

GVC Holdings has issued a positive trading update for the six months to 30 June 2015, along with announcing an increased quarterly dividend of 14.0€cents per share.

The Greek situation is impacting a small part of the business but other market continue to perform well.

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Trading update and dividend declaration

Announcement by GVC
RNS
RNS Number : 5618S
bwin.party digital entertainment
09 July 2015



9 July 2015



bwin.party digital entertainment plc

('bwin.party')



Announcement by GVC



The Board of bwin.party confirms that it has received a proposal from GVC Holdings plc ('GVC') to acquire all of the outstanding and to be issued share capital of bwin.party at a price of 110 pence per bwin.party share, comprised of a combination of new GVC shares and cash.



The Board has considered the GVC proposal, the potential benefits of which it believes can accrue to bwin.party shareholders from a combination of the two companies and the commitment shown to resolving a number of transaction-related issues, and has determined to work with GVC so that they can finalise their offer over the coming days.



There can be no guarantee that a formal announcement of a transaction will be made by GVC or any other party, and the Board will make further announcements in due course.



This announcement is being made with the consent of GVC.

bwin.party remains confident
StockMarketWire.com
bwin.party digital entertainment's gaming revenue in the three months to 30 June was in-line with its expectations and the board remains confident in the full year outlook.

The group says sports turnover was ahead of plan although sports gross win margins were below normalised levels.

Mobile/touch has continued to grow strongly: in June 2015 mobile/touch represented (31%) of total gross gaming revenue (June 2014: 23%) with sports betting at over 50% (June 2014: 37%). The group says non-core asset disposals have already realised over 36m, in-line with its target of 30m to 50m.

Chief executive Norbert Teufelberger said: "Despite challenging comparatives together with the impact of EU VAT and POC tax, we are pleased with our business performance in the first half. We have completed our new organisational set-up and streamlined our decision-making processes, significantly improving our operational performance.

"Sports volumes are ahead of last year despite the 2014 World Cup, although poor sporting results drove gross win margins lower, holding back revenue performance in the period. Casino betting volumes have also remained strong and in poker we are closing the gap on last year. Our bingo revenue was in-line with last year but our UK business now attracts the POC tax that was introduced in December 2014.

"We have made good progress on the disposal of our non-core assets with World Poker Tour, Winners2 and United Games all sold during the second quarter and we have already reached our target range of 30m to 50m of disposal proceeds. As well as generating cash, these disposals are also helping us to reduce the complexity within our business.

"Our shift to a label-led structure is delivering the operational efficiencies we anticipated and we are on course to generate cost savings of at least 15m this year.

"We remain confident about the prospects for the second half and the outlook for our business."



At 8:08am:
(LON:BPTY) bwin.party digital entertainment PLC share price was +2.25p at 101.35p
(LON:GVC) GVC Holdings Plc share price was 0p at 445p


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The offers tabled by GVC Holdings and 888 for rival Bwin.party digital entertainment are broadly similar in terms of the implied valuation - about £900m - and the split between cash and shares. So what Bwin's board must now do is value each suitors' paper and weigh the risks involved in each against the other. For some analysts the potential synergies which would accrue from a combination with GVC could be considerable larger.

However, investors in Bwin may be less keen to own part of a company that derives a bigger part of its sales from unregulated jurisdictions. The reverse takeover proposed by GVC would also be more complex. GVC would also need to raise cash to help finance the deal. "GVC appears to have edged ahead, but, whichever wins, Bwin investors tired of the constant disappointments should grab what's on offer with both hands, hold" writes The Times's Tempus.