TIDMBET

RNS Number : 4152B

Citadel Group

06 October 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:                                                      5 October 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       2,424    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,259,841    1.36      34,632    0.04 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,259,841    1.36      37,056    0.04 
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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 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         33.64 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          698         33.93 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          321         33.72 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          261         34 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          801         33.86 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          110         34.09 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,184         33.96 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,100         33.94 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          806         33.82 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,114         34.08 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         33.7 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,892         33.8 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        4,239         33.83 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          687         33.89 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          368         33.88 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,343         33.81 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,246         33.76 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          860         33.92 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          632         33.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          900         33.84 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          666         33.85 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,121         33.78 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,043         33.77 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          499         33.87 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          182         33.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           20         33.71 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          154         33.68 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          869         33.97 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                          617         33.98 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          258         33.75 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          139         33.74 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,376         33.79 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          510         33.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          422         34.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,503         33.73 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          439         34.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          220         34.02 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           73         34.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           20         33.99 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           75         34.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           90         34.11 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -552         33.93 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -93         34.04 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -184         33.72 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -8         34.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -69         34 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,396         33.86 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -5,433         33.96 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,968         33.94 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -532         33.82 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -119         34.08 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -5,042         33.8 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -658         33.83 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,096         33.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,690         33.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,342         33.81 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,227         33.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,728         33.92 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,438         33.95 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -995         33.84 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,807         33.85 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -815         33.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -389         33.77 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -527         33.87 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,672         33.9 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -52         33.71 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,120         33.97 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -372         33.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,690         33.75 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -562         33.74 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,712         33.79 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -843         33.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -76         34.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -183         33.73 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -30         34.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -194         34.02 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -25         34.12 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -23         34.17 
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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 
-------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ---------------- 
 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -5,194         33.823614 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -3,001         33.838082 
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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/ 

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