Form 8.3 - Paddy Power Plc - Amendment

Form 8.3 - Paddy Power Plc - Amendment

Marathon Asset Management LLP

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Marathon Asset Management LLP
Company dealt in	Paddy Power Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	28 August 2015

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Â	Long			Short
Â	Number	Â	(%)	Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	1,803,026 (4.09%)			Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â			Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â			Â
Total	1,803,026 (4.09%)			Â

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
Â	Number	Â	(%)	Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â			Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â			Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â			Â
Total	Â			Â

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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase	1,704	97.36
Purchase	910	97.36
Sale	7,018	97.36

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction (Note 6)

Number of relevant securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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2. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	31 August 2015
Contact name	James Bennett
Telephone number	[phone]
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)	Â

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