29th Jan 2016 14:54
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: | 28 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: | 2,232,755 | 2.40% | 59,928 | 0.06% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,240 | 0.00% | 1,728,951 | 1.86% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 2,233,995 | 2.40% | 1,788,879 | 1.92% | |||||||
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 | 50 | 42.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55 | 42.7058 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55 | 42.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 82 | 42.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 264 | 42.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 321 | 42.6124 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 42.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,881 | 42.5634 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,800 | 42.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,291 | 42.5960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,000 | 42.6802 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,438 | 42.6467 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,506 | 42.7385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 250,296 | 42.7186 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41 | 42.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55 | 42.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61 | 41.8730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 386 | 42.5582 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 412 | 42.7099 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 462 | 42.4662 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 850 | 42.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,417 | 42.7644 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,541 | 42.7114 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,588 | 42.6479 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,741 | 42.8023 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,188 | 42.7257 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,980 | 42.6732 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,002 | 42.6352 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,404 | 42.7863 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,112 | 42.7115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,041 | 42.6513 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,082 | 42.7043 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 42.7827 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 27 | 42.6759 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 61 | 41.8731 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 89 | 42.6495 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 216 | 42.8061 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,211 | 42.7769 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,379 | 42.7546 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,452 | 42.7152 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,177 | 42.6730 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,305 | 42.6738 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,980 | 42.6732 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,596 | 42.6489 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,719 | 42.6319 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,322 | 42.6694 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 102 | 42.6818 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200 | 42.6042 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 220 | 42.7380 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 850 | 42.4727 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,425 | 42.6000 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,441 | 42.6202 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,013 | 42.6695 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 250,296 | 42.7186 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: | 29 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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