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:		15 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	Â	Â	ORD
				Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		386,354		0.88%		6,668		0.02%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,660		0.01%		227,897		0.52%
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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:		389,014		0.88%		234,565		0.53%

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		15		114.5250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		30		110.6500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		40		116.2337 EUR
ORD		Purchase		118		111.1038 EUR
ORD		Purchase		171		110.7894 EUR
ORD		Purchase		304		110.9763 EUR
ORD		Purchase		890		111.0014 EUR
ORD		Purchase		2,079		114.0091 EUR
ORD		Purchase		2,380		114.0842 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,728		116.4132 EUR
ORD		Purchase		4,350		116.1541 EUR
ORD		Purchase		6,432		112.2879 EUR
ORD		Purchase		8,163		116.5594 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		113.9281 EUR
ORD		Purchase		25,319		117.4036 EUR
ORD		Sale		15		114.5250 EUR
ORD		Sale		46		110.6500 EUR
ORD		Sale		114		110.3675 EUR
ORD		Sale		159		110.7702 EUR
ORD		Sale		530		116.5039 EUR
ORD		Sale		750		116.1710 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,091		116.9783 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,631		115.8995 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,643		110.5886 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,001		117.4940 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,290		110.2021 EUR
ORD		Sale		3,432		110.6780 EUR
ORD		Sale		3,580		112.3833 EUR
ORD		Sale		10,293		116.4512 EUR
ORD		Sale		18,911		110.2709 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		74		115.4268 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		105		115.0175 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		209		110.6009 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		567		111.2405 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		1,896		117.6312 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		4,330		113.0301 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		6,213		116.3399 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		6,691		116.9160 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		171		110.7894 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		645		114.2657 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,426		112.7722 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		4,459		114.0578 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		5,673		111.6752 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		113.9281 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:		18 Jan 2016
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635

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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