Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER

Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER

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
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:		29 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:		584,020		1.32%		11,698		0.03%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				8,622		0.02%		453,109		1.03%
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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:		592,642		1.34%		464,807		1.05%

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		4		136.9000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		5		136.8650 EUR
ORD		Purchase		11		137.2750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		14		136.7750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		15		136.7000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		17		137.4000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		21		136.9500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		21		136.8750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		21		137.1000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		25		137.0250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		44		134.9750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		50		136.7250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		63		136.8500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		85		137.1129 EUR
ORD		Purchase		88		136.9750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		142		136.7194 EUR
ORD		Purchase		150		136.0750 EUR
ORD		Purchase		167		136.8250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		173		137.0000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		188		136.9250 EUR
ORD		Purchase		250		136.8000 EUR
ORD		Purchase		286		137.1295 EUR
ORD		Purchase		304		136.7500 EUR
ORD		Purchase		305		137.0429 EUR
ORD		Purchase		337		137.1357 EUR
ORD		Purchase		441		135.6730 EUR
ORD		Purchase		519		136.9467 EUR
ORD		Purchase		610		136.4362 EUR
ORD		Purchase		1,167		136.6236 EUR
ORD		Purchase		3,682		136.8866 EUR
ORD		Purchase		14,680		136.7252 EUR
ORD		Purchase		77,315		136.9253 EUR
ORD		Sale		4		136.9000 EUR
ORD		Sale		5		136.8650 EUR
ORD		Sale		10		136.8300 EUR
ORD		Sale		11		137.2750 EUR
ORD		Sale		14		136.7750 EUR
ORD		Sale		15		136.7000 EUR
ORD		Sale		21		136.8750 EUR
ORD		Sale		21		137.1000 EUR
ORD		Sale		21		134.9750 EUR
ORD		Sale		21		136.9500 EUR
ORD		Sale		25		137.0250 EUR
ORD		Sale		25		137.1500 EUR
ORD		Sale		50		136.7250 EUR
ORD		Sale		63		136.8500 EUR
ORD		Sale		88		136.9750 EUR
ORD		Sale		96		136.9317 EUR
ORD		Sale		156		136.9250 EUR
ORD		Sale		167		136.8250 EUR
ORD		Sale		173		137.0000 EUR
ORD		Sale		215		137.2030 EUR
ORD		Sale		230		136.7715 EUR
ORD		Sale		250		136.8000 EUR
ORD		Sale		304		136.7500 EUR
ORD		Sale		373		136.8439 EUR
ORD		Sale		481		136.3655 EUR
ORD		Sale		624		136.9064 EUR
ORD		Sale		710		136.8096 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,236		136.6792 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,288		136.8567 EUR
ORD		Sale		1,525		135.9451 EUR
ORD		Sale		2,526		136.8247 EUR
ORD		Sale		3,121		136.3326 EUR
ORD		Sale		4,914		136.8627 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		24		136.4725 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,261		136.7275 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,717		136.5805 EUR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,386		135.9785 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Long		8,000		136.7956 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		44		137.0809 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		59		137.1205 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		105		136.9050 EUR
ORD		SWAP		Short		246		137.0243 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		263		136.6488 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		647		136.4360 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		519		136.9467 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,282		136.6251 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		2,525		137.1269 EUR
ORD		CFD		Short		77,315		136.9253 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:		1 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 [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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