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Form 8.3 - Betfair Group Plc

3rd Nov 2015 15:00

RNS Number : 3621E

Citadel Group

03 November 2015

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:	Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Betfair Group Plc
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	2 November 2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Yes - 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:	COMMON STOCK ISIN GB00BSPL1J93
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0.00	2,719	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,303,747	1.40	16,722	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	1,303,747	1.40	19,441	0.02

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common stock	Purchase	51	31.8
Common stock	Purchase	89	32.2
Common stock	Purchase	75	32.12
Common stock	Purchase	1,115	32.1
Common stock	Purchase	149	32.15
Common stock	Purchase	665	32.09
Common stock	Purchase	40	32.11
Common stock	Purchase	735	32.07
Common stock	Purchase	512	32.06
Common stock	Purchase	31	32.33
Common stock	Purchase	78	32.25
Common stock	Purchase	827	31.98
Common stock	Purchase	1,748	31.99
Common stock	Purchase	1,749	31.97
Common stock	Purchase	575	32.16
Common stock	Purchase	258	31.88
Common stock	Purchase	1,314	31.74
Common stock	Purchase	426	31.71
Common stock	Purchase	35	31.64
Common stock	Purchase	548	32.03
Common stock	Purchase	1,624	32.05
Common stock	Purchase	174	32.24
Common stock	Purchase	489	32.23
Common stock	Purchase	179	32.28
Common stock	Purchase	20	32.41
Common stock	Purchase	65	32.43
Common stock	Purchase	129	32.38
Common stock	Purchase	857	31.91
Common stock	Purchase	519	31.92
Common stock	Purchase	1,534	31.96
Common stock	Purchase	767	32.04
Common stock	Purchase	694	32
Common stock	Purchase	981	31.94
Common stock	Purchase	1,626	31.95
Common stock	Purchase	78	31.77
Common stock	Purchase	83	31.63
Common stock	Purchase	37	32.22
Common stock	Purchase	1,228	32.02
Common stock	Purchase	24	31.69
Common stock	Purchase	314	31.82
Common stock	Purchase	436	31.93
Common stock	Purchase	197	31.84
Common stock	Purchase	54	31.85
Common stock	Purchase	315	31.79
Common stock	Purchase	829	31.9
Common stock	Purchase	131	32.08
Common stock	Purchase	265	31.72
Common stock	Purchase	35	31.73
Common stock	Purchase	288	32.01
Common stock	Purchase	203	31.87
Common stock	Purchase	290	31.83
Common stock	Purchase	436	31.86
Common stock	Purchase	54	31.68
Common stock	Purchase	340	31.89
Common stock	Purchase	274	31.76
Common stock	Purchase	423	31.75
Common stock	Purchase	569	32.21
Common stock	Purchase	221	32.36
Common stock	Purchase	315	32.37
Common stock	Purchase	35	32.35
Common stock	Purchase	435	32.27
Common stock	Purchase	280	32.34
Common stock	Purchase	370	32.4
Common stock	Purchase	520	32.26
Common stock	Purchase	695	32.3
Common stock	Purchase	77	32.29
Common stock	Sale	-303	31.8
Common stock	Sale	-45	32.2
Common stock	Sale	-25	32.46
Common stock	Sale	-565	32.12
Common stock	Sale	-498	32.1
Common stock	Sale	-8	32.15
Common stock	Sale	-1,184	32.09
Common stock	Sale	-621	32.11
Common stock	Sale	-230	32.13
Common stock	Sale	-61	32.07
Common stock	Sale	-789	32.06
Common stock	Sale	-775	32.14
Common stock	Sale	-67	32.33
Common stock	Sale	-854	32.25
Common stock	Sale	-229	32.32
Common stock	Sale	-230	31.78
Common stock	Sale	-556	31.98
Common stock	Sale	-2,255	31.99
Common stock	Sale	-723	31.97
Common stock	Sale	-46	32.16
Common stock	Sale	-141	31.88
Common stock	Sale	-87	31.74
Common stock	Sale	-2,378	31.7
Common stock	Sale	-801	31.71
Common stock	Sale	-334	31.81
Common stock	Sale	-1,014	32.03
Common stock	Sale	-41	32.05
Common stock	Sale	-59	32.19
Common stock	Sale	-155	32.24
Common stock	Sale	-110	32.23
Common stock	Sale	-20	32.44
Common stock	Sale	-74	32.41
Common stock	Sale	-40	32.43
Common stock	Sale	-32	32.47
Common stock	Sale	-156	32.39
Common stock	Sale	-502	31.91
Common stock	Sale	-175	31.92
Common stock	Sale	-361	31.96
Common stock	Sale	-676	32.04
Common stock	Sale	-136	32.17
Common stock	Sale	-2,080	32
Common stock	Sale	-217	31.94
Common stock	Sale	-335	31.95
Common stock	Sale	-22	31.77
Common stock	Sale	-165	32.22
Common stock	Sale	-125	32.02
Common stock	Sale	-117	31.69
Common stock	Sale	-20	31.82
Common stock	Sale	-568	31.93
Common stock	Sale	-229	31.84
Common stock	Sale	-518	31.85
Common stock	Sale	-50	31.79
Common stock	Sale	-438	31.9
Common stock	Sale	-280	32.08
Common stock	Sale	-189	31.72
Common stock	Sale	-500	31.73
Common stock	Sale	-284	32.01
Common stock	Sale	-651	31.87
Common stock	Sale	-363	31.86
Common stock	Sale	-135	31.68
Common stock	Sale	-5,353	31.89
Common stock	Sale	-530	31.76
Common stock	Sale	-470	31.75
Common stock	Sale	-68	32.36
Common stock	Sale	-180	32.37
Common stock	Sale	-16	32.35
Common stock	Sale	-342	32.27
Common stock	Sale	-650	32.34
Common stock	Sale	-16	32.31
Common stock	Sale	-20	32.4
Common stock	Sale	-198	32.26
Common stock	Sale	-616	32.3

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Common stock	CFD	Increasing long position	2,611	31.956373
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-1,950	31.998164
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,110	31.998114

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	3 November 2015
Contact name:	Pauline Rogers
Telephone number:	020 7645 9708

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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