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:		12 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	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		294,081		0.67%		5,039		0.01%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				288		0.00%		170,093		0.39%
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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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		TOTAL:		294,369		0.67%		175,132		0.40%

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		124.6250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		60		124.7500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		81		124.6750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		90		124.6000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		205		124.6500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		446		124.6573 EUR
ORD		Purchase		484		123.5445 EUR
ORD		Purchase		520		123.4000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		690		123.8938 EUR
ORD		Purchase		731		123.5846 EUR
ORD		Purchase		759		123.7291 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,651		124.0770 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,802		123.5076 EUR
ORD		Purchase		2,200		123.7645 EUR
ORD		Purchase		2,748		123.5490 EUR
ORD		Purchase		4,760		123.4628 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		123.7055 EUR
ORD		Sale		10		124.6250 EUR
ORD		Sale		60		124.7500 EUR
ORD		Sale		81		124.6750 EUR
ORD		Sale		90		124.6000 EUR
ORD		Sale		102		123.8813 EUR
ORD		Sale		142		123.4102 EUR
ORD		Sale		177		123.8200 EUR
ORD		Sale		205		124.6500 EUR
ORD		Sale		240		123.9210 EUR
ORD		Sale		463		123.6995 EUR
ORD		Sale		508		123.8927 EUR
ORD		Sale		877		123.6834 EUR
ORD		Sale		982		124.0656 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,079		123.8660 EUR
ORD		Sale		4,152		124.3337 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		316		124.0853 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		640		123.7230 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		771		123.8655 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		4,795		124.2726 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		314		124.0120 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		445		123.5717 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		690		123.8938 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,651		124.0875 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		2,489		123.5809 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		123.7055 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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		13 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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