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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Aug 2015 10:56

RNS Number : 4475X
GoldmanSachs International
28 August 2015
 

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

PADDY POWER PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

BETFAIR GROUP PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

27 August 2015

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader 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 - disclosing today for BETFAIR GROUP PLC

 

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

EUR 0.09 ordinary

Purchases

41,897

97.4700 EUR

94.0100 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

Sales

78,021

97.3405 EUR

93.5400 EUR

 

 

 

(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

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

341

94.6476 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

306

94.6476 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

424

94.6476 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8

94.6476 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

414

94.6476 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,700

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

26,300

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,300

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,800

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,000

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,900

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

8,000

95.9373 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

10

95.9672 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

97.3600 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

31

97.3600 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

34

97.3600 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

14,090

108.0824 USD

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

177

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

18

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

70

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

174

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

608

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

353

96.9401 EUR

EUR 0.09 ordinary

SWAP

Reducing a short position

210

96.9401 EUR

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

3. 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 exempt principal trader 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"

 

NONE

 

 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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"

 

NONE

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

28 August 2015

Contact name:

Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis

Telephone number:

+44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107

 

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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