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: 27 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: 492,121 1.12% 6,344 0.01%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,963 0.01% 390,483 0.89%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
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:  
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 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   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
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   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: 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 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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