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.
Â		Â		Â
(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:		07 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:		204,722		0.46%		2,132		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				0		0.00%		118,172		0.27%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
											Â
		TOTAL:		204,722		0.46%		120,304		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		17		121.9000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		122.3000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		122.6000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		21		122.2500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.9750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		23		121.7300 EUR
ORD		Purchase		28		122.0500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		41		121.6750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		60		122.4500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		64		121.8500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		82		122.1500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		84		121.9500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		101		121.6250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		116		122.3540 EUR
ORD		Purchase		147		121.8000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		157		121.5517 EUR
ORD		Purchase		175		122.2488 EUR
ORD		Purchase		288		121.7500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		333		121.6030 EUR
ORD		Purchase		486		123.0000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		516		122.6467 EUR
ORD		Purchase		540		121.9492 EUR
ORD		Purchase		581		121.4273 EUR
ORD		Purchase		748		121.3840 EUR
ORD		Purchase		818		122.4089 EUR
ORD		Purchase		854		122.2140 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,404		122.2571 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,557		121.8761 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,738		121.5330 EUR
ORD		Purchase		7,000		122.0925 EUR
ORD		Purchase		14,156		122.0785 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		122.4314 EUR
ORD		Sale		17		121.9000 EUR
ORD		Sale		17		122.1397 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		122.6000 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		122.3000 EUR
ORD		Sale		21		122.2500 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.7300 EUR
ORD		Sale		23		121.9750 EUR
ORD		Sale		28		122.0500 EUR
ORD		Sale		41		121.6750 EUR
ORD		Sale		60		122.4500 EUR
ORD		Sale		64		121.8500 EUR
ORD		Sale		82		122.1500 EUR
ORD		Sale		84		121.9500 EUR
ORD		Sale		96		122.3028 EUR
ORD		Sale		101		121.6250 EUR
ORD		Sale		147		121.8000 EUR
ORD		Sale		195		122.4587 EUR
ORD		Sale		213		121.4065 EUR
ORD		Sale		288		121.7500 EUR
ORD		Sale		478		123.0000 EUR
ORD		Sale		553		121.3734 EUR
ORD		Sale		621		122.0576 EUR
ORD		Sale		770		122.2807 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,615		121.4669 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,826		122.1229 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,295		121.7403 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,767		122.1053 EUR
ORD		Sale		7,634		122.0595 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		83		122.0526 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		613		121.7301 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,613		122.5853 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		5,706		121.4607 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		5		122.0183 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		225		121.6249 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		813		122.4113 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,394		122.1209 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,404		122.2571 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,513		121.5473 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		122.4314 EUR

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Â

Number of securities to which option relates

Â

Exercise price per unit

Â

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Exercising/ exercised against

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

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:		8 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.

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160108005463/en/