Betfair Group plc - Repurchase of Ordinary Shares

Betfair Group plc (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 22nd September 2011 it purchased 39,554 of its Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("shares") on 18th October 2011 for cancellation.

The average price paid per share was 737.82 pence per share.

The highest price paid per share was 746.5 pence per share.

The lowest price paid per share was 733.5 pence per share.

To date 2,578,282 shares have been repurchased under this authority.

Following the above transaction the Company has 105,676,395 shares in issue. This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.