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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

PADDY POWER PLC

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

 

1 FEB 2016

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

 

YES

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: 198,938 0.45% 815,917 1.85%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
509,509 1.16% 35,114 0.08%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 708,447 1.61% 851,031 1.93%

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

(a)   Purchases and sales        
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 7 139.7500 EUR
ORD Purchase 7 139.4500 EUR
ORD Purchase 10 140.8000 EUR
ORD Purchase 15 139.7000 EUR
ORD Purchase 19 139.5684 EUR
ORD Purchase 20 139.1000 EUR
ORD Purchase 21 139.7250 EUR
ORD Purchase 23 139.8500 EUR
ORD Purchase 70 140.7371 EUR
ORD Purchase 119 139.8000 EUR
ORD Purchase 145 139.9500 EUR
ORD Purchase 145 139.6106 EUR
ORD Purchase 370 138.4317 EUR
ORD Purchase 428 139.9000 EUR
ORD Purchase 533 141.5035 EUR
ORD Purchase 663 139.9413 EUR
ORD Purchase 836 140.1714 EUR
ORD Purchase 897 139.7304 EUR
ORD Purchase 1,376 139.5375 EUR
ORD Purchase 1,453 139.6943 EUR
ORD Purchase 3,554 139.6516 EUR
ORD Purchase 7,053 142.7031 EUR
ORD Purchase 32,000 140.4552 EUR
ORD Purchase 77,315 139.8557 EUR
ORD Purchase 161,152 142.7500 EUR
ORD Sale 7 139.4500 EUR
ORD Sale 10 139.0250 EUR
ORD Sale 10 140.8000 EUR
ORD Sale 15 139.7000 EUR
ORD Sale 19 139.5684 EUR
ORD Sale 20 139.1000 EUR
ORD Sale 21 139.7250 EUR
ORD Sale 23 139.8500 EUR
ORD Sale 45 140.0155 EUR
ORD Sale 60 140.4687 EUR
ORD Sale 92 140.0809 EUR
ORD Sale 94 140.0617 EUR
ORD Sale 119 139.8000 EUR
ORD Sale 145 139.9500 EUR
ORD Sale 200 139.1733 EUR
ORD Sale 235 140.0378 EUR
ORD Sale 288 142.7215 EUR
ORD Sale 340 139.8823 EUR
ORD Sale 428 139.9000 EUR
ORD Sale 524 139.9428 EUR
ORD Sale 632 139.8265 EUR
ORD Sale 863 139.0660 EUR
ORD Sale 985 139.9472 EUR
ORD Sale 1,159 139.9174 EUR
ORD Sale 1,612 140.4769 EUR
ORD Sale 1,949 139.7006 EUR
ORD Sale 2,525 138.9386 EUR
ORD Sale 2,589 140.7617 EUR
ORD Sale 7,644 141.2208 EUR
ORD Sale 16,069 140.6447 EUR
ORD Sale 22,211 140.4846 EUR
ORD Sale 23,555 141.6323 EUR
ORD Sale 33,458 140.5258 EUR
ORD Sale 74,982 142.2814 EUR
ORD Sale 318,543 142.7500 EUR
ORD Sale 966,061 142.7214 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 583 140.0583 EUR
ORD CFD Long 1,387 139.3865 EUR
ORD CFD Long 2,525 138.9386 EUR
ORD CFD Long 3,772 139.6910 EUR
ORD SWAP Long 9,000 140.9472 EUR
ORD CFD Long 4,832 139.5786 EUR
ORD CFD Long 981,061 142.7214 EUR
ORD SWAP Short 164 140.2435 EUR
ORD CFD Short 207 139.8378 EUR
ORD CFD Short 629 140.3184 EUR
ORD CFD Short 1,033 139.4114 EUR
ORD SWAP Short 1,376 139.5375 EUR
ORD CFD Short 3,554 139.6516 EUR
ORD CFD Short 77,315 139.8557 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:  

2 FEB 2016

Contact name:

Andrew Hurley

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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