26th Jan 2016 13:54
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: | 25 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: | 1,562,325 | 1.68% | 63,523 | 0.07% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 517 | 0.00% | 947,372 | 1.02% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,562,842 | 1.68% | 1,010,895 | 1.09% | |||||||
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 | 77 | 39.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 77 | 40.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 81 | 40.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 283 | 40.1131 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 668 | 40.0336 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,758 | 39.1438 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,856 | 40.2140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,914 | 39.8443 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,571 | 39.1996 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,568 | 39.1451 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,391 | 40.0788 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,709 | 39.1698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,282 | 40.2689 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,224 | 39.5415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,224 | 39.4638 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,986 | 39.7927 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,663 | 40.0401 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 212,720 | 40.3469 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28 | 38.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 77 | 39.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 77 | 40.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 81 | 40.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 147 | 39.0050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 293 | 39.3111 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 621 | 39.5215 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 808 | 39.5425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 810 | 39.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 837 | 39.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 839 | 39.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 844 | 39.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 847 | 39.4638 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 847 | 39.5415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 976 | 39.6781 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,621 | 40.2269 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,637 | 39.6485 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,372 | 39.9729 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,696 | 39.4997 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,945 | 40.1730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,007 | 39.5681 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,250 | 39.4033 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,217 | 39.5318 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,650 | 39.1623 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 | 259 | 39.9728 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 260 | 39.2743 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 511 | 39.5505 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 535 | 39.0945 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 696 | 40.0117 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,113 | 39.9729 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,222 | 39.5295 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,250 | 39.4033 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,385 | 39.6562 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 78 | 39.9647 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 283 | 40.1131 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,159 | 39.9504 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,159 | 40.0661 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,914 | 39.8443 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,839 | 39.6742 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,710 | 40.0563 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 212,720 | 40.3470 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: | 26 Jan 2016 | ||
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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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