14th Jan 2016 15:16
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) | Full name of discloser: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BETFAIR GROUP PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | ||||
| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 13 January 2016 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | PADDY POWER 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 988,163 | 1.06% | 47,105 | 0.05% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 783,001 | 0.84% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 988,163 | 1.06% | 830,106 | 0.89% | |||||||
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: | |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 39.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15 | 38.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50 | 39.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 80 | 39.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 91 | 38.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 97 | 38.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 138 | 38.9980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 139 | 39.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 184 | 38.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 198 | 39.0280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 207 | 39.0300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 215 | 38.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 238 | 39.0336 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 618 | 39.0418 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 650 | 38.9714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 682 | 38.9616 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 687 | 39.0100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 825 | 39.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 951 | 39.0337 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,068 | 38.9396 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,208 | 39.0190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,531 | 38.9923 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,059 | 39.0101 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,266 | 38.9378 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,774 | 39.0143 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,622 | 38.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 39.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15 | 38.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 91 | 38.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 92 | 38.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97 | 38.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 124 | 39.0646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 139 | 39.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 207 | 39.0300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 215 | 38.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 298 | 38.9444 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 556 | 39.0230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 621 | 38.9613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 687 | 39.0100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 791 | 39.0985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 908 | 39.0467 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,412 | 38.8196 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,450 | 39.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,035 | 39.0737 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,224 | 39.0347 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,331 | 39.1263 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,650 | 39.0827 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,447 | 38.7168 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,550 | 39.0910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,000 | 39.0051 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 472 | 39.0886 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,412 | 38.8196 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,568 | 39.0674 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 791 | 39.0985 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,265 | 39.2359 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,646 | 39.0820 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,970 | 39.0523 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,411 | 39.0603 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 67 | 38.7104 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 85 | 39.4403 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 198 | 39.0280 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 282 | 39.0252 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 326 | 38.8052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 682 | 38.9616 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 618 | 39.0418 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,577 | 38.7783 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,387 | 39.0565 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,160 | 39.0060 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | 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? | 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 [email protected]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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