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:		13 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:		313,567		0.71%		4,753		0.01%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				225		0.00%		191,067		0.43%
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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:		313,792		0.71%		195,820		0.44%

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		20		122.2500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		122.1500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		121.9500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		20		122.3000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		25		122.3250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		28		122.1250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		40		121.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		55		122.0250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		56		122.0000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		67		121.8783 EUR
ORD		Purchase		70		122.5000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		81		121.3500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		82		122.0500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		114		121.5956 EUR
ORD		Purchase		120		122.4000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		136		122.1000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		181		122.0750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		185		122.2800 EUR
ORD		Purchase		201		122.0781 EUR
ORD		Purchase		368		121.7658 EUR
ORD		Purchase		386		123.7358 EUR
ORD		Purchase		502		121.8584 EUR
ORD		Purchase		857		122.3876 EUR
ORD		Purchase		962		122.1578 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,011		122.8847 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,221		121.6415 EUR
ORD		Purchase		19,728		121.8094 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		122.3000 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		122.1500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		122.2500 EUR
ORD		Sale		20		121.9500 EUR
ORD		Sale		25		122.3250 EUR
ORD		Sale		28		122.1250 EUR
ORD		Sale		40		121.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		54		122.9800 EUR
ORD		Sale		55		122.0250 EUR
ORD		Sale		56		122.0000 EUR
ORD		Sale		70		122.5000 EUR
ORD		Sale		81		121.3500 EUR
ORD		Sale		82		122.0500 EUR
ORD		Sale		89		122.3550 EUR
ORD		Sale		120		122.4000 EUR
ORD		Sale		136		122.1000 EUR
ORD		Sale		181		122.0750 EUR
ORD		Sale		193		122.2012 EUR
ORD		Sale		494		122.4759 EUR
ORD		Sale		608		122.2747 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,833		122.2174 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		51		122.3754 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		54		122.9696 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,077		122.2417 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		10		122.1433 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		114		122.1744 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		185		122.2879 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		201		122.0781 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		743		122.4485 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,016		122.1263 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,211		121.6374 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,011		122.8847 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,728		121.8094 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:		14 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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