TIDMBET

RNS Number : 4991X

BlackRock Group

28 August 2015

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing  BlackRock, Inc. 
 (Note 1) 
======================  ================= 
Company dealt in        Betfair Group PLC 
======================  ================= 
Class of relevant       0.095p ordinary 
 security to which 
 the dealings being 
 disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
======================  ================= 
Date of dealing         27 August 2015 
======================  ================= 
 
   2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 
                                         Long               Short 
===========================  =================  =================== 
                             Number      (%)     Number       (%) 
===========================  =========  ======  ===========  ====== 
                                 4,337,731 
(1) Relevant securities           (4.67%)            0 (0.00%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options)                889,756 (0.95%)     41,886 (0.04%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell                0 (0.00%)           0 (0.00%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
                                 5,227,487 
Total                             (5.63%)         41,886 (0.04%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
 
 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 
Class of relevant                          Long                Short 
 security: 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
                              Number        (%)     Number         (%) 
============================  =========    ======  ===========    ====== 
(1) Relevant securities 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
Total 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale           Number of relevant        Price per 
                          securities                unit (Note 
                                                    5) 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase         35,737                       GBP 31.9839 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase         85,000                       GBP 32.1800 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase         1,188                        GBP 32.2700 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase         13,800                       GBP 32.4720 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase         50,000                       GBP 32.6750 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
Sale             1,831                        GBP 32.3500 
===============  ===========================  ================ 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product    Nature of     Number of relevant   Price 
 name,      transaction   securities           per unit 
 e.g. CFD   (Note 6)      (Note 7)             (Note 
                                               5) 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
CFD        Increasing    333                 GBP 31.5300 
            Long 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
CFD        Reducing      5,875               GBP 32.1820 
            Short 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
CFD        Reducing      4,319               GBP 32.0890 
            Long 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
CFD        Reducing      210                 GBP 32.2086 
            Long 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
CFD        Reducing      282                 GBP 32.4049 
            Long 
=========  ============  ==================  =========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product  Writing,      Number          Exercise  Type,       Expiry  Option 
 name,    selling,      of securities   price     e.g.        date    money 
 e.g.     purchasing,   to which                  American,           paid/received 
 call     varying       the option                European            per unit 
 option   etc.          relates                   etc.                (Note 
                        (Note                                         5) 
                        7) 
=======  ============  ==============  ========  ==========  ======  ============== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,         Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                       per unit (Note 
 option                                          5) 
=============  ===========================  =================== 
 
 
   (d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of            Details      Price per 
 transaction                       unit 
 (Note 8)                          (if applicable) 
                                   (Note 5) 
============  ==============  ==================== 
 
 

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   2.       OTHER INFORMATION 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any

relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this

should be stated.

None

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                    NO 
 
Date of disclosure            28 August 2015 
============================  ================ 
Contact name                  Gareth Slade 
============================  ================ 
Telephone number              +44 20 7743 2536 
============================  ================ 
If a connected EFM, 
 name of offeree/offeror 
 with which connected 
============================  ================ 
If a connected EFM, 
 state nature of connection 
 (Note 10) 
============================  ================ 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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