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In Investor Pack

August 2018

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  • Business Overview
  • Appendix
  • 2018 Trading Update
  • Historic Proforma Numbers
  • Other – Regulatory / Capital Structure / Geographic split

Contents

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Business Overview

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GVC Busin iness Overview

 Languages  Shops across UK  Offices across five continents  Licenses

17 17 21 21 3,5 ,500 22 22 >20 >20

 GVC revenues processed derived through own

platform

>95 >95%

Source: 2016 annual report, as at 31 Dec 2016. GVC combined Prospectus and Class 1 circular dated 9 February 2018.

Bu Busi siness ss high ghligh ghts Gl Globa bal pr presen esence Yes (Transitional) Yes Yes (Application) Office Locations Bu Busi siness ss over vervi view ew

 GVC is a global, multi-channel sports betting led gaming

company

 Diversified geographic footprint and product mix  Operates B2C sports brands (bwin, Ladbrokes, Coral,

Sportingbet, Eurobet) and games brands (partypoker, PartyCasino, Galabingo, Gioco Digitale)

 Scalable and proven proprietary platform also supports B2B

  • ffering

 Acquired bwin.party in 2016 with a synergy target of €125m

and Ladbrokes Coral in 2018 with a synergy target of £130m

Licen ensed ed juri risd sdictions

 Major established B2C gaming brands

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GVC Busin iness Overview

Ex Experienced managemen ent team with a track record of successful acquisitions Opportunities for cost and revenue syne nergies Stro trong brand por

  • rtf

tfolio

  • and opportunity to leverage mult

ulti-chann nnel Market leading tech echnol

  • logy and product

t deve velopment Geo eographic dive versification

  • n with over 90% of revenue from regulated and/or taxed markets

Significant t scale as the largest listed online-led betting and gaming operator by revenue

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Well positioned to enter ne new markets in a consolidating industry

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Acqu quisition of

  • f Ladbrokes

es Cor Coral creates an n en enlarged com

  • mpany with

th a range of

  • f competitive advantages:
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Sig ignific icant Scale le

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Acqu quisition of

  • f Ladbrokes

es Cor Coral creates a global lea eader

The e large gest st online-led ed opera perator in the e worl rld 3.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0

(£ in billions, last reported full year revenue) (1) (2) Source: Latest annual reports revenue figures. Note: Peer revenue based on last reported financial year. Exchange rates used as of 31 Dec 2017. Charts exclude Asian markets. (1) Includes Proforma GVC FY17 and Proforma Ladbrokes Coral FY17 (2) The Stars Group announced its acquisition of the Sky Betting and Gaming Group on 21 April 2018. Completion is expected in Q3 2018

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105 20 17 16 14 11 10 9 3 2 US Italy Australia UK Germany Canada France Spain Netherlands Sweden

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Geographic Div iversific ication

 Top 3 positions in Europe’s largest online markets – UK,

Germany and Italy

 Top 3 retail positions in UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium and

Ireland

 Strong presence in Australia and licensed in the US

Source: H2 Gambling Capital, Ladbrokes Coral 2016 annual report, GVC RNS 2 November 2017 (1) Pro forma for sale of Turkey facing business.

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(€ in billions, gross win, 2017)

Present in all of the world’s top ten markets (ex Asia) Over ver 90% 90% reve evenue e from regu egulated ed / taxed mark rkets

+

75% 25% 94% 6% GV GVC(1

(1)

Combin bined Gr Group Ladb adbrokes Coral l

Regulated/ing and Taxed Unregulated Regulated/ing and Taxed Unregulated Regulated/ing and Taxed Unregulated

99.8% 0.2%

Present in the world’s most important gaming markets

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Market Leading Technology

GV GVC pr propri rietary tec echnology pl platform

Highly AVAILABLE Massively SCALABLE Easily EXTENDABLE Capable 1000+ IT STAFF Multi BRAND & B2B Fully REGULATED Omni CHANNEL Complete PRODUCT SET

       

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  • 12

Weeks

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 Provides flexibility and

independence from third parties

1

 Significant economies of scale

2

 Improvements to the platform

benefit all brands (and B2B

  • perations) at once

3

 Device agnostic, providing a

seamless experience from mobile to desktop to tablet

4

 Content management system

allows marketing teams to customise the site

5

 Ensures that the group remains

compliant and meets the needs of individual country regulators

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Key ey stra rategi gic ben benef efits s of the e GV GVC pl platform rm

Proprieta tary single, , inte ntegrated techn echnology platfo form yields a significant com

  • mpetiti

tive advanta tage

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Retail etail

Limite ted geo eographic brand ov

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Str trong and Complementary Bra rand Portfolio

Gre reece Easte stern rn Euro rope Germ rman any Spain ain Be Belg lgium um Irelan land Italy aly UK UK Br Braz azil Au Austr strali lia Ca Canada Onli line ne: Games Onli line ne: Sport

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Europe Rest of World

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umbia ia

  • Highly complementary brand

portfolios

  • Minimal brand overlap in key

markets

  • Addition of Retail adds powerful,

low-cost marketing channel for

  • nline
  • Combined Group to pursue multi-

brand strategy in markets with

  • verlap
  • Creates significant cross-sell and

revenue synergies opportunities

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Spo port rts br brands Ga Games s br brands

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Bra rand Port rtfolio io: Onli line

Europe Latin America Latin America Central Europe Most major markets All major markets

 17 well established B2C sports and gaming brands  Innovative products with in-house game studio building exclusive content  Holds top 3 positions in Europe’s largest online markets – UK, Germany and Italy

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Bra rand Port rtfolio io: Retail il

UK Ret etail

#1 operator in UK retail gaming industry

41% market share(2)

Over 3,500 UK shops (3.6 year avg lease length in 2016)

Market leading multi-channel offering – 1.3 million combined multi-channel signups – Lifetime value of multi-channel customers are 2x higher Euro ropea ean Ret etail

Irelan land

 #3 retail  140 shops

Italy aly

 #3 retail  Strong multi-

channel presence

 850 shops

Spain ain

 #1 retail  Online recently launched  1,726 shops

Be Belg lgium um

 #1 retail  Online recently launched  541 shops

NGR GR H1 H1-17

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Experienced Management Team

Lee ee Fel eldman Non-executive Chairman 2004 (GVC) Na Name e and role Yea ear r joined ed Expe peri rience Ken ennet eth Al Alex exande der Chief Executive Officer 2007 (GVC) Pa Paul Bo Bowtel ell Chief Financial Officer 2011 (Gala Coral) An Andy dy Ho Horn rnby Joint Chief Operating Officer 2011 (Gala Coral) Shay Segev egev Joint Chief Operating Officer 2016 (GVC)

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Ex Experienced managemen ent team with th a track rec ecord of

  • f suc

uccessfu ful acquisitions

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Pro roven Tra rack Record of Synergies Deli livery

Deal Deal Size

Source: Prospectus dated 9 February 2018, Ladbrokes Coral prospectus dated 27 October 2016, GVC presentation dated 16 November 2015, FactSet. Note: Close price adjusted for both dividends and splits. (1) William Hill contributed £36.5m towards balance sheet repair, restructuring and deal costs.

19 March 2013 1 February 2016 1 November 2016

 €83.9m(1)  Delivered EBITDA of €38.3m in year 1

  • vs. expected €28.7m

 Removed €50m of cost and returned

to profitability in <1 year

 £1.1bn  On track to deliver run rate synergy

target of €125m by the end of 2017 (on 2015 EBITDA of only €109m)

 bwin.party brands returned to

growth almost immediately after four consecutive years of declining sales

 £2.3bn

Cost

  • st

sa saving vings s / / sy synergy del elive very ry

65 150 Original synergies projection Revised synergies projection 23 55 65 50 125 150 2017 2018 2019 Original synergies projection Revised synergies projection

(£ in millions)

Ladb dbro rokes es Co Cora ral synergi rgies es ph phasing GV GVC share e pr price e since 2009 2009

250 500 750 1,000 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Jan-18 GBp

(£ in millions)

Da Date te Targ rget Successfu ful l ex executio tion

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Prove ven acquisition

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nd ability to

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Synergies

Cost synergy rgy area eas Synerg rgy over vervi view

Source: GVC combined Prospectus and Class 1 circular dated 9 February 2018. [1] Exit run rate

 Cost synergies now expected to be £130m

130million (previously £100m) by the end of 20211

 Total integration costs expected to be c1.

1.0x cost synergies

 Potential additional synergies:

− Capital expenditure savings from technology and procurement − Revenue synergies through cross-selling, implementation of best in class systems and sophisticated marketing techniques

Tec echno nolog logy and data ta enab enable led Cor

  • rpora
  • rate

te and nd admin inis istr trat ativ ive Othe her Ma Mark rketin ting

 Common platforms  Own gaming content  Increased bargaining power with

content suppliers

 Consolidating customer service

teams and technology costs

 Lower cost locations  Common mktg & central functions  Leveraging combined Group’s

business intelligence capability to achieve savings from reduced marketing and bonus spend

 Combining international platforms

and teams

 External costs  Office and travel costs

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Anno nnounced up upgraded cos

  • st

t syne nergies of

  • f £130 million

Ori riginally announced (cumulative ve) Upda dated gu guidance (cumulative ve) Ye Year po post acq. Exit Run Rate Fi Financial Yea Year Exit Run Rate Increase (Run Rate) New Exit Run Rate Realised in Ye Year Year 1 £7m 2018 £5m £2m £7m £4m-£5m Year 2 £33m 2019 £27m £8m £35m £16m-£26m Year 3 £56m 2020 £50m £28m £78m £52m-£62m Year 4 £100m 2021 £100m £30m £130m £104m-£114m Year 5 £100m 2022 £100m £30m £130m £130m Integration Costs (In Ye Year) £17m £39m £43m £31m

  •  Synergies split: c£125m

125m of synergies to be delivered in Online and c£5m 5m in Corporate

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US Opportunity: J JV wit ith MGM

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Tr Transaction n structu ture and ke key ter erms

  • 50 / 50 joint venture between MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) and GVC Holdings (“GVC”) for sports

betting and interactive gaming in the U.S.

  • Both parties providing exclusive rights to relevant assets subject to 25-year agreements

Trans ansactio ion

  • Exclusive access to all U.S. land-based and online sports betting, online real money and free-to-play casino

gaming, major tournament and online poker, and other similar future interactive businesses

  • Business to be conducted primarily under the playMGM and partypoker brands
  • Parties are exclusive to each other in the U.S. for these activities

Joint nt ventu venture re busi business ac activit ity

  • Four person board of directors, with two members appointed from each of MGM and GVC
  • Equal governance and decision making rights
  • Joint venture structure creates alignment of interests

Govern vernan ance

  • Independent leadership team to be selected from best-in-class talent from each company and additional

new hires

  • New joint venture headquarters to be located in major U.S. technology hub

Man Manag agement & Ope Opera ratio ions

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US Opportunity: J JV wit ith MGM

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Ex Exclusive access to

  • rel

elevant assets ts

Transaction creates a leading U.S. sports betting and interactive gaming platform with world-class content, state-of-the-art proprietary technology, and broad distribution

Parties contributing exclusive access to: Economics of existing and future U.S. sportsbooks

All U.S. gaming licenses, including all “skins” for sports betting and interactive gaming

 

Market access agreements with Boyd Gaming, providing a path to 15 states with addressable population of ~90mm(1)

GVC’s platform technology (including Stadium)

Premier, globally recognized gaming and sports brands

[1] Population figure represents Eilers & Krejcik Gaming estimate of population above 21 years old. Number of states includes pending acquisitions and development projects.

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US Opportunity: J JV wit ith MGM

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Joi Joint t ven enture transacti tion hi highlights ts

 Opportunity to leverage each company’s unique and complementary assets to capture a once-in-a-

lifetime new market opportunity

 Creates a leading platform with world class content, state-of-the-art proprietary technology, and

broad reach and distribution

 Significantly increases speed to market for both parties and creates meaningful early mover

advantages

 Lowers execution risk due to strong existing relationship, complementary capabilities, and both

companies’ track records of successful partnerships

 Complete alignment of interests with a 50/50 joint venture structure  Ample liquidity with total upfront capital commitments from partners of $200 million

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US Opportunity: J JV wit ith MGM

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Broad foo

  • otp

tprint t and marketable e cus usto tomer base

30 Million

M Life Members

  • Clear path to 15 states with total addressable population of ~90mm(1)
  • Leading combination is well positioned to attract additional market access and other partners

[1] Population figure represents Eilers & Krejcik Gaming estimate of population above 21 years old. Number of states includes pending acquisitions and development projects.

MGM Nevada Mississippi New York New Jersey Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Boy

  • yd

Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Idaho Missouri Kansas Louisiana

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Appendix: 2018 Tra radin ing Update

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Combined Results – H1 Post t Clo lose Tra rading Update

Ye Year-on

  • n-year growth

th in n Q2 ov

  • ver Q1 driven by goo
  • od und

underlying momentum and the he World Cup Cup

  • Strong underlying growth in Online and have continued to benefit from a pipeline of new

products and high profile marketing campaigns

  • UK Retail improved in Q2 as the weather proved less disruptive than in Q1
  • European Retail remained very strong helped by soft comparative
  • Positive World Cup tournament driven by gross win margin, volumes and value of new

customer deposits

[1] The Group’s proforma results are presented as if the current Group, post the acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, had always existed. As such, it excludes the results of the Turkish business which was discontinued during 2017and the 360 shops that the Ladbrokes Coral Group was required to divest on merger. [2] Growth on a constant currency basis is calculated by translating both current and prior year performance at the 2018 exchange rates. [3] UK Retail numbers are quoted on a LFL basis. During H1 and Q2 there were an average of 3,562 shops in the estate, compared to an average of 3,662 in the same periods last year.

Q2: Q2:

  • Group NGR +11% (cc2 +12%)
  • Online NGR +22% (cc2 +25%)
  • UK Retail Like-for-like (“LFL”)3 NGR +2%
  • European Retail NGR +19% (cc2 +16%)

H1 H1:

  • Group NGR +8% (cc2 +8%)
  • Online NGR +18% (cc2 +20%)
  • UK Retail LFL3 NGR -3%
  • European Retail NGR +29% (cc2 +26%)

Ke Key hi highli lights (pro proform rma ba basis is1):

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Combin ined Results – Q1 2018 Tra rading Update

Strong start to

  • 2018; syne

nergies up upgraded

  • Overall good start to 2018
  • Online strong with double-digit growth across both GVC legacy and Ladbrokes Coral
  • Strong European Retail performance
  • UK Retail impacted by weather
  • Synergy work ongoing; interim upgrade to minimum of £130m cost synergies
  • Well placed for US opportunity

[1] The Group’s proforma results are presented as if the current Group, post the acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, had always existed. As such, it excludes the results of the Turkish business which was discontinued during 2017, the 360 shops that the Ladbrokes Coral Group were required to divest on merger and the previously discontinued Ladbrokes Coral High Roller segment

Total NGR Total NGR CC Sports Wagers Sports Margin Change in Margin Online Sports Brands 16% 18% 4% 10.4% 1.2pp Games Brands 16% 18% B2B 46% 48% Total Online 17% 17% 18% 18% UK Retail (Like-for-like) (5%) n/a (9%) 18.3% 0.2pp European Retail 32% 32% 28% 28% 4% 18.1% 3.8pp Other (26%) (26%) Total Group 7% 7% 7% 7% Year to date growth (1 Jan 2018 to 20 May 2018) 1

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FY18 Guid idance

Gui Guidance ce:

  • Capex – underlying1

c£1 c£125m post acquisition2, c£1 c£160m annualised

  • Capex - EPOS 21

c£2 c£27m post acquisition2

  • Depreciation and Amortisation

Subject to IFRS 3 adjustments Guidance to be provided at H1

  • Integration costs – previous deals3

c£1 c£15m P&L charge post acquisition2 £4 £45m cash cost post acquisition2

  • Opening gross debt4

£2 £2,1 ,160m

  • Opening net debt4

£1 £1,8 ,860m

  • Opening net debt / EBITDA4

2.7 2.7x (LTM proforma EBITDA)

  • Share based payments

c£1 c£10m – £1 £15m

  • Interest costs

c4% c4% on gross debt c60 c60m P&L charge5 post acquisition2, c£8 c£85m annualised c50 c50m cash cost post acquisition2, c£85 c£85m annualised

  • Tax rate (% of adjusted PBT)

c13 c13%, annualised cash tax in-line with historic blended rates Tr Trie iennia ial l Impact:

  • Fully mitigated impact of c£1

c£120m on Group EBITDA by end of the second year post implementation, with an expected adverse impact of c£1 c£145m in UK Retail and positive impact of c£2 c£25m in Online

  • In the first full year the impact on Group EBITDA is anticipated to be in the region of £160m

160m

[1] Pre Triennial Review [2] Period 28 March 2018 to 31 December 2018 [3] GVC Holdings plc acquisition of bwin.party and Ladbrokes PLC merger with the Coral Group [4] 28 March 2018 [5] P&L cost of interest that will be paid in cash

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Appendix: His istori ric Pro roforma Numbers

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His istoric Pro roforma: O Overview

  • The following slides provide proforma results for GVC Holdings Plc (“The Group”) for the 24 months ended 31

December 2017

  • The Group’s proforma results are presented as if the current Group, post the acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, had

always existed. As such, it excludes the results of the Turkish business which was discontinued during 2017, the 360 shops that the Ladbrokes Coral Group were required to divest on merger and the previously discontinued Ladbrokes Coral High Roller segment

  • The Group has changed its reporting currency to GBP and therefore the proforma information is also presented in
  • GBP. As GVC previously reported in Euros, historic information has been translated into GBP using a rate of €1.14:£1

in 2017 and €1.24:£1 in 2016

  • The proforma information has separated out “Corporate” costs from the legacy GVC Digital business. These will

continue to be reported under Corporate costs going forward

  • Reporting segments and accounting policies have been aligned across GVC and Ladbrokes Coral for the proforma
  • period. The way in which these results are presented is consistent with the reporting format which will be adopted by

the Group going forward

  • The proforma results depict actual historical trading performance and do not reflect any increases in profit

anticipated from the delivery of synergies, nor do they account for the impact on the future depreciation and amortisation charge resulting from the IFRS 3 fair value exercise which is being undertaken on the Ladbrokes Coral business

  • Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the

impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

  • Contribution is defined as statutory gross profit less marketing costs and underlying EBITDA is stated as operating

profit before the deduction of depreciation, amortisation, changes in fair value of financial instruments and IFRS 2 “share based payments” charges

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His istoric Pro roforma: B Basis

Inc ncluded: bwin Included for the period post acquisition (1 Feb 2016) and proforma adjustments made to include pre acquisition trading (January 2016). As such, both 2016 and 2017 include a full 12 months of trading for bwin Cor Corporate cos

  • sts

ts Legacy GVC costs have been split between those relating to the Online business and those which are true "Corporate" costs. The latter of these is now reported under the Corporate costs segment Ka Kalixa Included for the period until disposal (31 May 2017) Ex Excluded: Tu Turkey Proforma adjustments to remove the trading of the disposed Turkish business in both 2016 and 2017 360 dive veste ted sho hops Proforma adjustments to remove the trading of the 360 shops that the Ladbrokes Coral Group were required to divest on the merger of Ladbrokes and Coral Sha hare based payment cha harges Share based payment charges previously reported in Ladbrokes Coral have been removed from underlying EBITDA in line with previously reported GVC "Clean EBITDA" Amorti tisation of

  • f

acquired inta ntangibles es The amortisation of acquired intangibles will now be a separately disclosed item (formerly exceptional) and is therefore excluded from underlying profit and also from the proforma numbers presented Hi High Rol

  • llers

The High Rollers business which the legacy Ladbrokes Coral Group discontinued in 2016 has been excluded from the proforma information Cr Crystalbet The 2018 acquisition in Georgia is not included in the historic proforma numbers

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His istoric Pro roforma: S Segmentation

[1] Costs which were previously reported as Corporate Costs in GVC have now been split between the Online segment and those which are true Corporate Costs which remain in Corporate

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Tota tal Gro roup

[1] Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

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Onli line

[1] Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

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UK Reta tail

[1] Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

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European Reta tail

[1] Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

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Oth ther and Corp rporate

[1] Operating profit is shown before all items requiring separate disclosure (previously called exceptional items), the impact of changes in the fair value of financial instruments and the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

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Appendix: Oth ther

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Tri riennial l Revie iew

Triennial Review Outcome Announced

  • UK Government announced on 17 May that stakes on B2 content should be cut to a

maximum of £2 per spin Expected Financial Impact

  • Fully mitigated impact of c£120

£120m on Group EBITDA by end of the 2nd year post implementation, with an expected adverse impact of c£145 £145m in UK Retail and positive impact of c£25m £25m in Online

  • In the first full year the impact on Group EBITDA is anticipated to be c£160

£160m Contingent Value Right (CVR)

  • As part of the consideration paid for the acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral (LCL), GVC

issued each LCL shareholder a CVR for each LCL share held

  • The value of each CVR is directly linked to the outcome of the Triennial Review
  • The CVR instrument envisages that if the legislation is enacted prior to 28 March

2019 reducing maximum stakes to £2 as announced, this will result in CVR having a zero value

  • Tracy Crouch (Minster of Sports) verbally stated in Parliament that the legislation will

be enacted “this year”

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Gre reek Tax Assessment

 On 25 January 2018, GVC announced that its subsidiary, Sportingodds Limited, received a tax audit

assessment notice from the Greek Audit Centre for Large Enterprises in respect of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011

 At that time Sportingodds was owned by Sportingbet, prior to GVC’s acquisition of Sportingbet in 2013  The audit assessment claims that Greek corporate income tax, Greek gaming tax and withheld player

winnings tax plus surcharges are owed to the Greek Audit Centre for Large Enterprises

 The total assessment amount is €186.77m  The GVC Board believes that Sportingodds has strong grounds for appeal and on 29 January 2018 an

appeal was filed

 Sportingodds is in discussions with the Greek Audit Centre for Large Enterprises to enter a payment

scheme of approximately €7.8m per month over a 24 month period

 Entrance into the payment scheme is not an admission that the assessment is correct

Bac Background

 Entrance into the payment scheme ensures that Greek authorities cannot seize assets of Sportingodds

situated in Greece and reduces the risk of major disruption to the Greek business

 In the event that Sportingodds is wholly or partially unsuccessful in its appeal, it is likely that it will need to

pay all or part of the assessment (which includes surcharges), less amounts already paid under the payment scheme

Imp mpact

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German Regulatory Update

 The German business operates against the backdrop of significant regulatory uncertainty

− The uncertainty stems from the Interstate Gambling Treaty of 1 July 2012, which effectively introduced a ban on online casino and online poker

 Online casino and poker are subject to a total ban under the Interstate Treaty, however, a license tender for

  • nline sports betting commenced in 2012

− Each of the GVC Group and the Ladbrokes Coral Group were successful applicants in the tender process for one of the 20 available Germany-wide sports betting licenses − Due to ongoing legal challenges, no such license has been granted so far

 GVC was separately granted an online sports betting, casino and poker license by the state of Schleswig-

Holstein (one state that rejected the treaty)

 Sports betting is permitted under 2012 State Gaming Treaty (licensing regime yet to be finalised)

Bac Background

 It remains unclear whether Germany’s prohibition of online casino and online poker is compliant with EU

law

 Amendments to the Interstate Treaty had been scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2018

− They have not been ratified by all 16 German states, as required − It is likely that the legislative debate will recommence in the second half of 2018

 Tax is paid on all German revenues  German poker/casino NGR is c4% of Group NGR

Current po position

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  • Opening Gross debt - £2,

£2,160m1

  • Opening Net debt - £1,

1,860m1

  • Opening net debt/EBITDA – 2.

2.7x (LTM proforma EBITDA) 1

  • Interest costs

‐ c4% on gross debt ‐ c60m P&L charge2 post acquisition3, c£85m annualised ‐ c50m cash cost post acquisition3, c£85m annualised

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Capital l Str tructure & Leverage

(1) 28 March 2018 (2) P&L cost of interest that will be paid in cash (3) Period 28 March 2018 to 31 December 2018

Debt Fa Faci cili lity Am Amount New TLB £1,400m Existing GVC TLB £260m Existing LCL Bond £400m Existing LCL Bond £100m To Total £2 £2,1 ,160m

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Geographic Revenue Spli lit

Of which: UK Retail – 43.4% UK Online – 19.6% Of which: Sports – 3.3% Gaming – 4.1%

Basis: FY17 Proforma Net Revenue