Form 8.3 - Paddy Power plc

Form 8.3 - Paddy Power plc

MFS Investment Manag

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	MFS Investment Management, Inc.
Company dealt in	Â	Common Stock
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Â	Paddy Power plc
Date of dealing	Â	27 August 2015

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Â	Â	Long			Â	Short
Â	Â	Number	Â	(%)	Â	Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â	2,789,139 6.33%			Â	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	Â			Â	Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â			Â	Â
Total	Â	2,789,139 6.33%			Â	Â

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Long			Â	Short
Â	Â	Number	Â	(%)	Â	Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â	Â			Â	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	Â			Â	Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â			Â	Â
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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale	Â	480	Â	96.0155
Sale	Â	26,625	Â	96.0000

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Â	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Â	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

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Exercise price

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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 (Note 5)

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(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Â	Number of securities	Â	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Â	Details	Â	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
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2. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Not Applicable

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	Â	28 August 2015
Contact name	Â	Robert R. Flaherty
Telephone number	Â	617-954-5814
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Â	Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)	Â	Â

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