8th Sep 2015 15:23
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
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Barclays PLC. | ||||
| Company dealt in | BETFAIR GROUP PLC | ||||
| Class of relevant security to which the | ORD | ||||
| dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | |||||
| Date of dealing | 07 September 2015 |
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 | ||||||||||
| Long | Short | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities | ||||||||||
| 734,436 | 0.79% | 460,445 | 0.50% | ||||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than options): | ||||||||||
| 215,690 | 0.23% | 694,184 | 0.75% | ||||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | |||||||||||
| 950,126 | 1.02% | 1,154,629 | 1.24% | ||||||||
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
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit | |||
| Purchase | 223 | 31.3517 GBP | |||
| Purchase | 637 | 31.5372 GBP | |||
| Purchase | 933 | 31.4293 GBP | |||
| Purchase | 1,116 | 31.4619 GBP | |||
| Purchase | 1,581 | 31.3715 GBP | |||
| Sale | 104 | 31.4319 GBP | |||
| Sale | 169 | 31.4203 GBP | |||
| Sale | 213 | 31.8000 GBP | |||
| Sale | 243 | 31.3600 GBP | |||
| Sale | 382 | 31.3761 GBP | |||
| Sale | 543 | 31.4218 GBP | |||
| Sale | 825 | 31.6923 GBP | |||
| Sale | 1,267 | 31.4813 GBP | |||
| Sale | 1,588 | 31.4955 GBP | |||
| Sale | 1,721 | 31.3902 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Product Name | Nature of transaction | Number of relevant securities | Price per | ||||
| unit | |||||||
| ORD | Long | 543 | 31.4218 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Long | 382 | 31.3761 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Long | 1,038 | 31.7101 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Short | 637 | 31.5372 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Short | 1,293 | 31.3635 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: | 8 Sep 2015 | ||
| 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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