TIDMBET

RNS Number : 6908Z

Citadel Group

21 September 2015

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:                                                                     Citadel Group 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
  settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:         Betfair Group Plc 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify 
 identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                      18 September 2015 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect    Yes - Paddy Power Plc 
  of any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   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:                                                       COMMON STOCK ISIN GB00BSPL1J93 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
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                                                                                 Number        %      Number       % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                        0    0.00       3,430    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,296,751    1.39      50,779    0.05 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,296,751    1.39      54,209    0.05 
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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: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
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   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 security    Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit 
----------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 Common stock                  Purchase                          213         32.2 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,050         32.12 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          911         32.1 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        5,580         32.15 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          899         32.09 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,302         32.11 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,125         32.13 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          974         32.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,190         32.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,242         32.14 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          470         32.18 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          289         31.99 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          502         32.16 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           50         31.88 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           63         31.81 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,767         32.03 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,585         32.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          194         32.19 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           65         31.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,882         32.04 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          261         32.17 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          500         32 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           30         31.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          701         32.22 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,054         32.02 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          123         31.79 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                            9         31.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,615         32.08 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                          861         32.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           84         31.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -881         31.8 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -889         32.12 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,007         32.1 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -797         32.15 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -765         32.09 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,002         32.11 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -502         32.13 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,233         32.07 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,187         32.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -619         32.14 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -80         32.25 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -567         32.18 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -402         31.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                          -14,120         31.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -147         31.99 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -615         32.16 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -229         31.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -150         31.81 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -680         32.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,037         32.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -317         32.19 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -122         32.24 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -8         31.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -1         31.92 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -280         31.96 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -545         32.04 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -667         32.17 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,416         32 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -11         31.94 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -50         31.95 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -114         31.77 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -56         32.22 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -614         32.02 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -141         31.93 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -179         31.9 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -244         32.08 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -114         31.73 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,006         32.01 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -47         31.87 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -345         31.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -79         31.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -598         31.75 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -31         32.21 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -50         32.27 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -20         32.26 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description       Nature of dealing         Number of reference     Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD          e.g. opening/closing a          securities 
                                                     long/short position, 
                                                    increasing/reducing a 
                                                     long/short position 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                      -4,934         32.13101 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
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