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:	Â	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.	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	PADDY POWER PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	Â	Â
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	Â	11 Jan 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”	Â	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:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		265,969		0.60%		4,829		0.01%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				286		0.00%		151,296		0.34%
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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:		266,255		0.60%		156,125		0.35%

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		10		124.1500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		124.1000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		124.7250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		124.4500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		124.3500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		30		124.6083 EUR
ORD		Purchase		30		124.6500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		49		124.3200 EUR
ORD		Purchase		82		124.5250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		163		124.6750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		222		124.6000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		238		124.5750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		264		124.6250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		399		124.0582 EUR
ORD		Purchase		410		124.5500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		509		124.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		628		124.1946 EUR
ORD		Purchase		633		124.3596 EUR
ORD		Purchase		668		124.3488 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,016		124.3088 EUR
ORD		Purchase		2,171		124.5608 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,980		124.3762 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		124.4592 EUR
ORD		Sale		1		124.3813 EUR
ORD		Sale		10		124.1500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		124.4500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		124.3500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		124.7250 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		124.1000 EUR
ORD		Sale		30		124.6500 EUR
ORD		Sale		82		124.5250 EUR
ORD		Sale		118		124.4000 EUR
ORD		Sale		163		124.6750 EUR
ORD		Sale		163		124.5894 EUR
ORD		Sale		165		124.6445 EUR
ORD		Sale		222		124.6000 EUR
ORD		Sale		238		124.5750 EUR
ORD		Sale		264		124.6250 EUR
ORD		Sale		409		124.2140 EUR
ORD		Sale		410		124.5500 EUR
ORD		Sale		509		124.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		553		124.3043 EUR
ORD		Sale		706		124.4076 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,102		124.2071 EUR
ORD		Sale		3,610		124.1746 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		2		124.4750 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		469		124.5637 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		5,203		124.1361 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		49		124.3281 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		108		124.1081 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		291		124.0737 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		874		124.4048 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		124.4592 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?

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NO

Date of disclosure:	Â	12 Jan 2016
Contact name:		Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number:		020 3555 4634

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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