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Form 8.3 - Betfair Group Plc

18th Jan 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 1629M

Citadel Group

18 January 2016

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	15 January 2016
(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:	1,414	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,058,998	1.14	6,200	0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	1,060,412	1.14	6,200	0.01

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	24	36.92
Common stock	Purchase	87	36.54
Common stock	Purchase	116	35.81
Common stock	Purchase	361	35.33
Common stock	Purchase	724	35.56
Common stock	Purchase	761	35.57
Common stock	Purchase	4,368	37.5
Common stock	Purchase	1,190	35.17
Common stock	Purchase	585	35.16
Common stock	Purchase	33	35.23
Common stock	Purchase	97	35.12
Common stock	Purchase	894	35.19
Common stock	Purchase	763	35.14
Common stock	Purchase	332	35.4
Common stock	Purchase	60	35.41
Common stock	Purchase	154	35.22
Common stock	Purchase	100	35.24
Common stock	Purchase	135	35.39
Common stock	Purchase	346	35.45
Common stock	Purchase	456	35.21
Common stock	Purchase	3	35.25
Common stock	Purchase	224	35.31
Common stock	Purchase	211	35.28
Common stock	Purchase	402	35.3
Common stock	Purchase	217	35.32
Common stock	Purchase	493	35.29
Common stock	Purchase	1,087	35.38
Common stock	Purchase	29	35.27
Common stock	Purchase	87	35.37
Common stock	Purchase	518	35.36
Common stock	Purchase	2,020	35.35
Common stock	Purchase	278	35.42
Common stock	Purchase	670	35.48
Common stock	Purchase	79	36.06
Common stock	Purchase	60	35.5
Common stock	Purchase	79	36.01
Common stock	Purchase	152	35.97
Common stock	Purchase	200	36.03
Common stock	Purchase	28	36.17
Common stock	Purchase	1,154	35.95
Common stock	Purchase	50	36.08
Common stock	Purchase	721	35.46
Common stock	Purchase	100	36.02
Common stock	Purchase	60	36.14
Common stock	Purchase	457	36
Common stock	Purchase	577	36.05
Common stock	Purchase	147	35.96
Common stock	Purchase	328	36.1
Common stock	Purchase	442	35.94
Common stock	Purchase	287	35.68
Common stock	Purchase	1,089	35.65
Common stock	Purchase	50	36.12
Common stock	Purchase	246	36.04
Common stock	Purchase	45	36.09
Common stock	Purchase	997	35.7
Common stock	Purchase	387	35.98
Common stock	Purchase	139	36.07
Common stock	Purchase	15	35.99
Common stock	Purchase	387	35.54
Common stock	Purchase	583	35.67
Common stock	Purchase	98	36.22
Common stock	Purchase	8	36.2
Common stock	Purchase	1	36.23
Common stock	Purchase	60	36.3
Common stock	Purchase	141	36.21
Common stock	Purchase	864	36.61
Common stock	Purchase	155	36.46
Common stock	Purchase	854	36.63
Common stock	Purchase	87	36.56
Common stock	Purchase	660	36.6
Common stock	Purchase	275	36.62
Common stock	Purchase	36	36.58
Common stock	Purchase	470	36.55
Common stock	Purchase	131	36.59
Common stock	Purchase	234	36.49
Common stock	Purchase	220	36.57
Common stock	Purchase	120	36.5
Common stock	Purchase	448	36.43
Common stock	Purchase	268	36.44
Common stock	Purchase	586	36.64
Common stock	Purchase	44	36.47
Common stock	Purchase	687	36.66
Common stock	Purchase	312	36.73
Common stock	Purchase	31	36.81
Common stock	Purchase	1,049	36.48
Common stock	Purchase	269	36.75
Common stock	Purchase	119	36.36
Common stock	Purchase	74	36.79
Common stock	Purchase	59	36.77
Common stock	Purchase	120	36.84
Common stock	Purchase	60	36.8
Common stock	Purchase	183	36.82
Common stock	Purchase	357	36.78
Common stock	Purchase	134	36.74
Common stock	Purchase	85	36.76
Common stock	Purchase	72	36.71
Common stock	Purchase	116	36.69
Common stock	Purchase	499	36.9
Common stock	Purchase	170	36.42
Common stock	Purchase	843	36.65
Common stock	Purchase	30	36.88
Common stock	Purchase	41	36.7
Common stock	Purchase	957	36.89
Common stock	Purchase	191	36.72
Common stock	Purchase	60	36.27
Common stock	Purchase	636	36.4
Common stock	Purchase	47	36.41
Common stock	Purchase	81	36.96
Common stock	Purchase	86	37.05
Common stock	Purchase	32	37.04
Common stock	Purchase	1,057	36.91
Common stock	Purchase	102	36.94
Common stock	Purchase	511	37
Common stock	Purchase	15	36.98
Common stock	Purchase	396	37.03
Common stock	Purchase	454	37.02
Common stock	Purchase	150	36.97
Common stock	Purchase	3	37.09
Common stock	Purchase	3	37.1
Common stock	Purchase	117	37.11
Common stock	Purchase	1,675	37.57
Common stock	Purchase	2,520	37.53
Common stock	Purchase	4	37.72
Common stock	Purchase	1,093	37.49
Common stock	Purchase	1,511	37.54
Common stock	Purchase	21	37.79
Common stock	Purchase	250	37.61
Common stock	Purchase	1,272	37.52
Common stock	Purchase	9	37.46
Common stock	Purchase	498	37.48
Common stock	Purchase	23	37.65
Common stock	Purchase	1,619	37.56
Common stock	Purchase	192	37.6
Common stock	Purchase	432	37.76
Common stock	Purchase	945	37.77
Common stock	Purchase	1,096	37.51
Common stock	Purchase	280	37.47
Common stock	Purchase	1,902	37.55
Common stock	Purchase	191	37.63
Common stock	Purchase	30	37.69
Common stock	Purchase	60	37.81
Common stock	Purchase	81	37.62
Common stock	Purchase	42	37.74
Common stock	Purchase	492	38.01
Common stock	Purchase	296	37.99
Common stock	Purchase	60	37.95
Common stock	Purchase	203	37.97
Common stock	Purchase	95	38.04
Common stock	Purchase	128	37.93
Common stock	Purchase	30	37.9
Common stock	Purchase	959	37.98
Common stock	Purchase	34	37.84
Common stock	Purchase	1,807	38
Common stock	Purchase	365	38.03
Common stock	Purchase	837	38.02
Common stock	Purchase	229	37.83
Common stock	Purchase	479	37.91
Common stock	Purchase	250	37.92
Common stock	Purchase	1,656	37.88
Common stock	Purchase	244	37.87
Common stock	Purchase	762	37.86
Common stock	Purchase	26	38.1
Common stock	Purchase	70	37.4
Common stock	Purchase	838	37.85
Common stock	Purchase	36	37.8
Common stock	Purchase	60	37.82
Common stock	Purchase	117	37.17
Common stock	Purchase	970	35.47
Common stock	Purchase	353	35.69
Common stock	Purchase	50	35.79
Common stock	Purchase	250	35.51
Common stock	Purchase	539	35.6
Common stock	Purchase	590	35.58
Common stock	Purchase	114	35.82
Common stock	Purchase	722	35.53
Common stock	Purchase	357	35.59
Common stock	Purchase	209	35.63
Common stock	Purchase	591	35.61
Common stock	Purchase	633	35.66
Common stock	Purchase	429	35.8
Common stock	Purchase	103	35.34
Common stock	Purchase	435	35.49
Common stock	Purchase	134	35.77
Common stock	Purchase	658	35.88
Common stock	Purchase	79	35.87
Common stock	Purchase	394	35.62
Common stock	Purchase	160	35.43
Common stock	Purchase	18	35.64
Common stock	Purchase	20	35.9
Common stock	Purchase	120	35.89
Common stock	Purchase	205	35.84
Common stock	Purchase	100	35.71
Common stock	Sale	-896	36.85
Common stock	Sale	-81	36.92
Common stock	Sale	-77	37.27
Common stock	Sale	-77	36.54
Common stock	Sale	-51	35.81
Common stock	Sale	-318	35.44
Common stock	Sale	-859	35.33
Common stock	Sale	-337	35.56
Common stock	Sale	-437	35.57
Common stock	Sale	-982	37.5
Common stock	Sale	-69	35.09
Common stock	Sale	-156	35.07
Common stock	Sale	-332	35.15
Common stock	Sale	-620	35.16
Common stock	Sale	-233	35.08
Common stock	Sale	-16	35.11
Common stock	Sale	-186	35.23
Common stock	Sale	-327	35.12
Common stock	Sale	-171	35.18
Common stock	Sale	-484	35.13
Common stock	Sale	-597	35.19
Common stock	Sale	-242	35.14
Common stock	Sale	-226	35.4
Common stock	Sale	-127	35.22
Common stock	Sale	-67	35.24
Common stock	Sale	-281	35.39
Common stock	Sale	-65	35.26
Common stock	Sale	-1,391	35.45
Common stock	Sale	-439	35.21
Common stock	Sale	-50	35.25
Common stock	Sale	-293	35.31
Common stock	Sale	-564	35.3
Common stock	Sale	-1,377	35.32
Common stock	Sale	-76	35.29
Common stock	Sale	-629	35.38
Common stock	Sale	-554	35.27
Common stock	Sale	-276	35.2
Common stock	Sale	-571	35.37
Common stock	Sale	-156	35.36
Common stock	Sale	-660	35.35
Common stock	Sale	-39	35.42
Common stock	Sale	-562	35.48
Common stock	Sale	-101	36.06
Common stock	Sale	-4,044	35.5
Common stock	Sale	-75	36.01
Common stock	Sale	-172	35.97
Common stock	Sale	-128	36.03
Common stock	Sale	-384	36.19
Common stock	Sale	-625	35.95
Common stock	Sale	-207	36.08
Common stock	Sale	-726	35.46
Common stock	Sale	-131	36.02
Common stock	Sale	-38	36
Common stock	Sale	-216	36.05
Common stock	Sale	-320	35.96
Common stock	Sale	-135	35.93
Common stock	Sale	-17	35.92
Common stock	Sale	-287	35.94
Common stock	Sale	-50	35.68
Common stock	Sale	-472	35.65
Common stock	Sale	-72	36.04
Common stock	Sale	-150	36.16
Common stock	Sale	-158	35.98
Common stock	Sale	-435	35.99
Common stock	Sale	-31	35.91
Common stock	Sale	-452	35.52
Common stock	Sale	-389	36.18
Common stock	Sale	-494	35.54
Common stock	Sale	-1,053	35.55
Common stock	Sale	-720	35.67
Common stock	Sale	-258	36.2
Common stock	Sale	-145	36.26
Common stock	Sale	-152	36.61
Common stock	Sale	-100	36.46
Common stock	Sale	-114	36.63
Common stock	Sale	-26	36.52
Common stock	Sale	-696	36.51
Common stock	Sale	-41	36.34
Common stock	Sale	-508	36.62
Common stock	Sale	-103	36.58
Common stock	Sale	-264	36.59
Common stock	Sale	-527	36.49
Common stock	Sale	-444	36.57
Common stock	Sale	-77	36.33
Common stock	Sale	-165	36.5
Common stock	Sale	-257	36.43
Common stock	Sale	-266	36.44
Common stock	Sale	-138	36.45
Common stock	Sale	-39	36.31
Common stock	Sale	-804	36.64
Common stock	Sale	-150	36.67
Common stock	Sale	-125	36.47
Common stock	Sale	-278	36.66
Common stock	Sale	-307	36.73
Common stock	Sale	-12	36.81
Common stock	Sale	-414	36.48
Common stock	Sale	-204	36.75
Common stock	Sale	-132	36.36
Common stock	Sale	-171	36.79
Common stock	Sale	-694	36.77
Common stock	Sale	-30	36.8
Common stock	Sale	-32	36.82
Common stock	Sale	-216	36.78
Common stock	Sale	-74	36.74
Common stock	Sale	-40	36.68
Common stock	Sale	-25	36.76
Common stock	Sale	-271	36.71
Common stock	Sale	-60	36.69
Common stock	Sale	-9	36.9
Common stock	Sale	-812	36.42
Common stock	Sale	-40	36.87
Common stock	Sale	-530	36.65
Common stock	Sale	-134	36.88
Common stock	Sale	-133	36.86
Common stock	Sale	-60	36.7
Common stock	Sale	-1,155	36.89
Common stock	Sale	-132	36.72
Common stock	Sale	-227	36.27
Common stock	Sale	-10	36.37
Common stock	Sale	-78	36.35
Common stock	Sale	-867	36.41
Common stock	Sale	-65	36.39
Common stock	Sale	-3	37.01
Common stock	Sale	-23	36.93
Common stock	Sale	-111	36.96
Common stock	Sale	-120	37.04
Common stock	Sale	-59	36.91
Common stock	Sale	-139	36.94
Common stock	Sale	-443	37
Common stock	Sale	-113	36.98
Common stock	Sale	-118	37.03
Common stock	Sale	-650	36.97
Common stock	Sale	-163	36.99
Common stock	Sale	-60	37.15
Common stock	Sale	-60	37.09
Common stock	Sale	-13	37.1
Common stock	Sale	-41	37.11
Common stock	Sale	-50	37.16
Common stock	Sale	-1,964	37.57
Common stock	Sale	-492	37.53
Common stock	Sale	-300	37.72
Common stock	Sale	-227	37.49
Common stock	Sale	-983	37.54
Common stock	Sale	-161	37.79
Common stock	Sale	-435	37.52
Common stock	Sale	-110	37.46
Common stock	Sale	-71	37.43
Common stock	Sale	-562	37.42
Common stock	Sale	-816	37.45
Common stock	Sale	-150	37.48
Common stock	Sale	-150	37.65
Common stock	Sale	-287	37.56
Common stock	Sale	-118	37.6
Common stock	Sale	-372	37.76
Common stock	Sale	-450	37.77
Common stock	Sale	-150	37.44
Common stock	Sale	-899	37.51
Common stock	Sale	-308	37.41
Common stock	Sale	-804	37.7
Common stock	Sale	-50	37.47
Common stock	Sale	-1,732	37.55
Common stock	Sale	-60	37.63
Common stock	Sale	-170	37.58
Common stock	Sale	-65	37.73
Common stock	Sale	-43	37.71
Common stock	Sale	-212	37.69
Common stock	Sale	-277	37.68
Common stock	Sale	-496	37.81
Common stock	Sale	-27	37.75
Common stock	Sale	-267	37.78
Common stock	Sale	-446	38.01
Common stock	Sale	-1,813	37.99
Common stock	Sale	-576	37.95
Common stock	Sale	-337	37.94
Common stock	Sale	-1,854	37.97
Common stock	Sale	-735	37.96
Common stock	Sale	-340	38.04
Common stock	Sale	-434	37.93
Common stock	Sale	-45	38.08
Common stock	Sale	-59	37.9
Common stock	Sale	-1,444	37.98
Common stock	Sale	-280	37.84
Common stock	Sale	-671	38
Common stock	Sale	-4	38.03
Common stock	Sale	-147	38.05
Common stock	Sale	-376	38.02
Common stock	Sale	-244	37.83
Common stock	Sale	-428	37.91
Common stock	Sale	-25	37.92
Common stock	Sale	-93	37.88
Common stock	Sale	-45	38.11
Common stock	Sale	-2	37.89
Common stock	Sale	-53	37.87
Common stock	Sale	-640	37.86
Common stock	Sale	-40	37.4
Common stock	Sale	-444	37.85
Common stock	Sale	-821	37.8
Common stock	Sale	-986	37.82
Common stock	Sale	-417	37.25
Common stock	Sale	-5	37.26
Common stock	Sale	-60	37.24
Common stock	Sale	-491	35.47
Common stock	Sale	-121	35.69
Common stock	Sale	-453	35.51
Common stock	Sale	-1,965	35.6
Common stock	Sale	-680	35.58
Common stock	Sale	-942	35.53
Common stock	Sale	-276	35.59
Common stock	Sale	-356	35.63
Common stock	Sale	-488	35.61
Common stock	Sale	-367	35.66
Common stock	Sale	-810	35.8
Common stock	Sale	-233	35.34
Common stock	Sale	-228	35.49
Common stock	Sale	-141	35.88
Common stock	Sale	-68	35.87
Common stock	Sale	-122	35.62
Common stock	Sale	-225	35.43
Common stock	Sale	-100	35.64
Common stock	Sale	-338	35.84
Common stock	Sale	-150	35.86
Common stock	Sale	-100	35.85
Common stock	Sale	-160	35.74
Common stock	Sale	-134	35.78

(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	Reducing long position	-17,947	36.573544
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-4,487	36.573327
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-1,050	36.186167

(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:	18 January 2016
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

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