11th Jan 2016 15:47
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: | 08 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: | 1,028,840 | 1.11% | 45,137 | 0.05% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 797,826 | 0.86% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,028,840 | 1.11% | 842,963 | 0.91% | |||||||
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 | 1 | 39.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 39.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32 | 39.2618 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47 | 39.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47 | 39.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 91 | 39.2441 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93 | 39.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93 | 39.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93 | 39.2300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93 | 39.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 115 | 39.2400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 128 | 39.2200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 138 | 39.9024 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 187 | 39.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 188 | 39.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 194 | 39.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 348 | 39.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 411 | 39.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 434 | 39.4430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 508 | 39.6752 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 572 | 39.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 719 | 39.1987 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,587 | 39.6032 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,786 | 39.6626 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,054 | 39.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,484 | 39.5835 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,057 | 39.6056 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 39.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 39.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47 | 39.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47 | 39.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 39.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 39.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 39.2300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 39.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97 | 39.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 115 | 39.2400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 128 | 39.2200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 134 | 39.6334 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 172 | 39.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 187 | 39.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 188 | 39.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 411 | 39.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 433 | 39.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 436 | 39.6356 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 536 | 39.5183 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 572 | 39.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 664 | 39.3146 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 694 | 39.7359 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 757 | 39.5034 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 876 | 39.2899 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,034 | 39.6963 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,148 | 39.4563 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,374 | 39.5703 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,446 | 39.4385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,648 | 39.3383 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,720 | 39.7341 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,789 | 39.5935 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,731 | 39.4684 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 | 134 | 39.6334 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 299 | 39.5495 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 436 | 39.6356 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 453 | 39.5982 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 664 | 39.3147 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 694 | 39.7359 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,720 | 39.7341 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,445 | 39.6043 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 21 | 39.7023 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32 | 39.2618 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 222 | 39.7048 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 434 | 39.4430 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 541 | 39.8055 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 639 | 39.4188 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 719 | 39.1987 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 637 | 39.1198 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,786 | 39.6626 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,759 | 39.6424 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 8,527 | 39.6145 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: | 11 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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