Directorate Change

10 March 2014

Directorate Change

Betfair Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Rigby as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 April 2014. The Company also announces that Mike McTighe and Fru Hazlitt are retiring as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 31 March 2014.

Peter Rigby was Chief Executive Officer of FTSE 250 Informa plc until the end of 2013. Peter joined Informa in 1983 and served as CEO from 1988 until last year, during which time Informa grew to a business with revenues of £1.2bn and a market capitalisation exceeding £3bn.

Mike McTighe has been a Director of Betfair since 2008. He held the roles of Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chairman, and was a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Fru Hazlitt was first appointed as a Director of The Sporting Exchange Limited in 2005, and became a Non-Executive Director of Betfair when it was incorporated in 2008. Fru chaired the Corporate Responsibility Committee and was a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

From 31 March 2014, Ian Dyson, who has been on the board since 2010 and chairs the Audit Committee, becomes the Senior Independent Director and a member of the Nomination Committee.

The following other changes have been made to committee membership:

· Leo Quinn, who joined the Board on March 5th this year, has been appointed as Remuneration Committee Chairman. He also joins the Nomination Committee.

· Peter Jackson joins the Remuneration Committee.

· Gerald Corbett, Betfair's Chairman, has been appointed to replace Fru as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Gerald Corbett said: "Peter Rigby brings a wealth of experience in building and running a big public company, and I am delighted to welcome him to the Board. Mike and Fru have both made immense contributions to the development of Betfair over many years. We wish them well, and thank them both for what they have done."

Commenting on his own appointment, Peter Rigby said: "I am delighted to be joining Betfair at this time and look forward to working with the Board and the management team in the future growth of Betfair."

There are no further disclosures required in respect of this appointment under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

For further information, please contact:

Fiona Russell

Company SecretaryTel: +44 20 8834 6139