Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER PLC

Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		PADDY POWER PLC
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		14 January 2016
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		BETFAIR GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:			Â	ORD
	Â			Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		357,598		0.81%		5,173		0.01%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,867		0.01%		214,385		0.49%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		360,465		0.82%		219,558		0.50%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		6		115.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		14		116.9000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		114.8500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		115.4500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		40		115.2750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		83		115.2250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		123		115.2412 EUR
ORD		Purchase		152		116.5309 EUR
ORD		Purchase		193		114.9772 EUR
ORD		Purchase		377		119.8342 EUR
ORD		Purchase		680		116.4475 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,003		115.1750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,017		117.6112 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,075		114.7982 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,216		115.4247 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,576		115.5681 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,976		115.0514 EUR
ORD		Purchase		4,457		115.5476 EUR
ORD		Purchase		5,276		116.4289 EUR
ORD		Purchase		5,904		115.4566 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		114.9044 EUR
ORD		Sale		6		115.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		18		115.4000 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		115.4500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		114.8500 EUR
ORD		Sale		39		118.8100 EUR
ORD		Sale		40		115.2750 EUR
ORD		Sale		73		115.3657 EUR
ORD		Sale		83		115.2250 EUR
ORD		Sale		110		115.0054 EUR
ORD		Sale		113		116.1871 EUR
ORD		Sale		134		115.2611 EUR
ORD		Sale		221		117.1347 EUR
ORD		Sale		355		115.3732 EUR
ORD		Sale		518		119.7799 EUR
ORD		Sale		598		119.6906 EUR
ORD		Sale		929		114.8290 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,498		117.4880 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,686		118.7984 EUR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		78		116.5997 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		381		115.1484 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		443		116.8917 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		929		114.8290 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,719		117.4329 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,302		119.4161 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		69		115.3462 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		516		119.5243 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		831		119.3893 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,003		115.1750 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,006		114.7606 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,394		118.2218 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		2,981		116.3045 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		114.9044 EUR

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		15 Jan 2016
Contact name:		Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number:		020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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