TIDMBET

RNS Number : 9829X

GoldmanSachs International

03 September 2015

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FORM 38.5(a)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of exempt principal  (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
 trader                    INTERNATIONAL 
========================  ====================== 
Company dealt in          BETFAIR GROUP PLC 
========================  ====================== 
Class of relevant         0.095p ordinary shares 
 security to which 
 the dealings being 
 disclosed relate 
 (Note 1) 
========================  ====================== 
Date of dealing           02 September 2015 
========================  ====================== 
 
   2.        DEALINGS (Note 2) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 Total number         Highest price paid     Lowest price 
  of relevant          (Note 3)               paid 
  securities                                  (Note 3) 
  acquired 
=============  =========================  =============== 
    31,468               32.0076 GBP         31.7900 GBP 
=============  =========================  =============== 
 
 
 Total number           Highest price received     Lowest price 
  of securities          (Note 3)                   received 
  disposed                                          (Note 3) 
===============  =============================  =============== 
     23,956                  32.1400 GBP           31.7300 GBP 
===============  =============================  =============== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 Product     Nature of           Number of relevant   Price 
  name,       transaction         securities           per unit 
  e.g. CFD    (Note 4)            (Note 5)             (Note 
                                                       3) 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a               15            31.9736 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a              171            31.9899 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a             1,644           31.9953 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a              181            31.9953 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a             1,236           31.9953 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a              463            31.9953 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a              389            32.0076 
               long position                             GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
    CFD         Reducing a             1,006           32.0076 
               long position                             GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
   SWAP          Opening a             1,354           31.9264 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
   SWAP         Increasing             1,242           31.9313 
              a short position                           GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
   SWAP         Reducing a             3,394           31.9490 
               short position                            GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
   SWAP         Increasing             2,496           31.9775 
              a short position                           GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
   SWAP         Increasing             8,129           31.9851 
              a short position                           GBP 
==========  ==================  ===================  ========== 
 

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   (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                                            3) 
                          5) 
========  =============  ==============  =========  ===========  ======  =============== 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,         Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                       per unit (Note 
 option                                          3) 
=============  ===========================  =================== 
 
 
   3.      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.

 
Date of disclosure        03 September 2015 
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Contact name              Aadithya Rao and 
                           Yiannis Bardis 
========================  ==================== 
                          +44(20) 7051 9046 
Telephone number           / +44(20) 7774 7107 
========================  ==================== 
Name of offeree/offeror   PADDY POWER PLC 
 with which connected 
========================  ==================== 
Nature of connection      Advisor to BETFAIR 
 (Note 6)                  GROUP PLC 
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