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:		02 December 2015
(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:		166,443		0.38%		6,700		0.02%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				3,631		0.01%		113,711		0.26%
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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:		170,074		0.39%		120,411		0.27%

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		1		121.1300 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1		121.7682 EUR
ORD		Purchase		9		120.9750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		9		121.6182 EUR
ORD		Purchase		12		121.3750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		16		121.5182 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.2681 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.1000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		120.6000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.8500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		120.4000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.7250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.6250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		25		121.4000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		28		121.3250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		28		121.3000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		30		121.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		36		121.0000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		38		121.4182 EUR
ORD		Purchase		38		120.3500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		41		121.6000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		42		121.0250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		48		121.2500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		50		121.7000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		51		121.3181 EUR
ORD		Purchase		52		121.7182 EUR
ORD		Purchase		59		121.2181 EUR
ORD		Purchase		59		121.8000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		62		121.2750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		70		121.3500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		91		121.7500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		92		121.8182 EUR
ORD		Purchase		92		120.9250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		93		121.4750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		105		120.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		130		121.5500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		140		120.9500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		151		120.8635 EUR
ORD		Purchase		171		121.5682 EUR
ORD		Purchase		189		121.6500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		241		121.6682 EUR
ORD		Purchase		445		121.2679 EUR
ORD		Purchase		641		120.9174 EUR
ORD		Purchase		729		120.9828 EUR
ORD		Purchase		903		121.1101 EUR
ORD		Purchase		906		120.9381 EUR
ORD		Purchase		947		121.2309 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,602		121.4051 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,834		121.1097 EUR
ORD		Purchase		4,536		121.3109 EUR
ORD		Purchase		6,583		121.1929 EUR
ORD		Sale		9		120.9750 EUR
ORD		Sale		12		121.3750 EUR
ORD		Sale		15		121.6500 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		120.4000 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.7250 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.8500 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.6250 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.2500 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.1000 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		120.9717 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		120.6000 EUR
ORD		Sale		28		121.3250 EUR
ORD		Sale		30		121.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		33		121.5500 EUR
ORD		Sale		36		121.0000 EUR
ORD		Sale		38		120.3500 EUR
ORD		Sale		41		121.6000 EUR
ORD		Sale		42		121.0250 EUR
ORD		Sale		42		120.3301 EUR
ORD		Sale		50		121.7000 EUR
ORD		Sale		62		121.2750 EUR
ORD		Sale		63		121.3296 EUR
ORD		Sale		70		121.3500 EUR
ORD		Sale		93		121.4750 EUR
ORD		Sale		105		121.2257 EUR
ORD		Sale		105		120.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		131		121.1677 EUR
ORD		Sale		140		120.9500 EUR
ORD		Sale		189		120.4698 EUR
ORD		Sale		217		120.9200 EUR
ORD		Sale		316		120.9477 EUR
ORD		Sale		579		121.1582 EUR
ORD		Sale		873		121.0872 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,898		121.1117 EUR
ORD		Sale		4,483		121.2000 EUR
ORD		Sale		4,780		121.2048 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		41		121.5226 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		42		120.3302 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		492		120.8777 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		45		121.5212 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		46		120.8741 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		50		120.9742 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		400		121.2394 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		432		121.1228 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		472		121.1155 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		2,002		121.4193 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		3,536		121.2581 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		3 Dec 2015
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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