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)   Full name of discloser:   Barclays PLC.
     
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose PADDY POWER PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
  offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 21 January 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
  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:       ORD            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 376,845 0.85% 4,062 0.01%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
903 0.00% 286,210 0.65%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 377,748 0.86% 290,272 0.66%

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:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 3 119.4000 EUR
ORD Purchase 20 120.0500 EUR
ORD Purchase 21 120.9000 EUR
ORD Purchase 39 120.8500 EUR
ORD Purchase 40 120.9500 EUR
ORD Purchase 41 119.8500 EUR
ORD Purchase 41 120.2658 EUR
ORD Purchase 43 119.8000 EUR
ORD Purchase 44 120.0000 EUR
ORD Purchase 45 118.9500 EUR
ORD Purchase 48 121.0500 EUR
ORD Purchase 51 120.2000 EUR
ORD Purchase 61 119.9000 EUR
ORD Purchase 66 119.7000 EUR
ORD Purchase 81 120.3395 EUR
ORD Purchase 92 120.6000 EUR
ORD Purchase 107 119.9050 EUR
ORD Purchase 134 120.1457 EUR
ORD Purchase 186 119.8247 EUR
ORD Purchase 345 119.8841 EUR
ORD Purchase 585 120.8074 EUR
ORD Purchase 846 119.9714 EUR
ORD Purchase 1,083 119.9735 EUR
ORD Purchase 2,716 121.3000 EUR
ORD Purchase 3,013 120.2536 EUR
ORD Purchase 21,744 119.9283 EUR
ORD Sale 3 119.4000 EUR
ORD Sale 8 120.7000 EUR
ORD Sale 10 120.0500 EUR
ORD Sale 21 120.9000 EUR
ORD Sale 24 119.1510 EUR
ORD Sale 39 120.8500 EUR
ORD Sale 40 120.9500 EUR
ORD Sale 41 119.8500 EUR
ORD Sale 43 119.8000 EUR
ORD Sale 44 120.0000 EUR
ORD Sale 45 118.9500 EUR
ORD Sale 48 121.0500 EUR
ORD Sale 51 120.2000 EUR
ORD Sale 58 119.8422 EUR
ORD Sale 61 119.9000 EUR
ORD Sale 66 119.7000 EUR
ORD Sale 92 120.6000 EUR
ORD Sale 124 120.1534 EUR
ORD Sale 152 118.9781 EUR
ORD Sale 194 121.3000 EUR
ORD Sale 214 119.2678 EUR
ORD Sale 224 119.8972 EUR
ORD Sale 404 119.5851 EUR
ORD Sale 425 119.0284 EUR
ORD Sale 539 119.1680 EUR
ORD Sale 643 119.1989 EUR
ORD Sale 1,085 119.1346 EUR
ORD Sale 1,210 120.1721 EUR
ORD Sale 1,418 119.6562 EUR
ORD Sale 1,582 120.0831 EUR
ORD Sale 1,923 119.7741 EUR
ORD Sale 4,908 119.5377 EUR
ORD Sale 5,646 120.1393 EUR
ORD Sale 6,713 120.0159 EUR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD CFD Long 16 119.8762 EUR
ORD SWAP Long 56 120.0221 EUR
ORD CFD Long 729 119.8299 EUR
ORD CFD Long 1,434 120.1194 EUR
ORD CFD Long 2,367 119.6764 EUR
ORD CFD Long 4,683 119.3895 EUR
ORD SWAP Short 3 119.4179 EUR
ORD CFD Short 77 120.1948 EUR
ORD CFD Short 531 119.8719 EUR
ORD SWAP Short 582 120.8145 EUR
ORD CFD Short 1,006 119.9823 EUR
ORD CFD Short 3,013 120.2536 EUR
ORD CFD Short 21,744 119.9283 EUR

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 22 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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