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:		27 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:		492,121		1.12%		6,344		0.01%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,963		0.01%		390,483		0.89%
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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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		TOTAL:		495,084		1.12%		396,827		0.90%

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		51		133.1200 EUR
ORD		Purchase		106		131.7500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		118		132.3750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		159		132.3844 EUR
ORD		Purchase		201		132.6855 EUR
ORD		Purchase		273		132.7474 EUR
ORD		Purchase		344		132.7277 EUR
ORD		Purchase		405		132.5500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		959		132.5784 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,213		132.3214 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,302		132.7212 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,507		132.6509 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,931		132.6157 EUR
ORD		Purchase		6,582		133.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		10,621		132.6680 EUR
ORD		Purchase		22,523		132.5181 EUR
ORD		Sale		41		132.4115 EUR
ORD		Sale		118		132.3750 EUR
ORD		Sale		167		131.6152 EUR
ORD		Sale		186		132.2290 EUR
ORD		Sale		212		131.7500 EUR
ORD		Sale		260		131.7113 EUR
ORD		Sale		364		131.8477 EUR
ORD		Sale		463		132.3185 EUR
ORD		Sale		468		132.2606 EUR
ORD		Sale		670		132.1103 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,150		132.5978 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,606		131.7332 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,183		131.6387 EUR
ORD		Sale		3,307		132.2252 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		25		132.9732 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		364		131.8477 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		443		132.1925 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		649		132.2824 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		670		132.1103 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,307		132.2252 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		51		133.1199 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		65		131.8263 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		373		132.6757 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		601		132.1710 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		952		132.5924 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		3,438		132.6412 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		22,523		132.5181 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:		28 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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