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RNS Number : 5605B

Betfair Group PLC

07 October 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 Betfair Group Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                      Le Peigné S.A. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                      6 October 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        7 October 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                     Below 4 per cent 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type          Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                  to the triggering                   transaction 
  shares              transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                     Number          Number              Number        Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                      of              of                  of shares     rights                   (x) 
                      Shares          Voting 
                                      Rights 
------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------  -----------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                         Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct          Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)          (xii) 
------------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ------------ 
 Ordinary shares 
  of 0.095 pence 
  -                  8,548,550       8,548,550           3,548,550     3,548,550                3.82 
                    --------------  ------------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ------------ 
 ISIN:GB00BSPL1J93 
------------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  ----------    ---  -------  ---------  ---  ---  ----     --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial          Expiration       Exercise/                      Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument                 date (xiii)      Conversion Period              rights that may               rights 
                                              (xiv)                          be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Exercise      Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting              % of voting rights 
  instrument            price         date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
                                                     period             refers to 
                                                     (xviii) 
--------------------  ------------  -------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                     Nominal       Delta 
--------------------  ------------  -------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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                             3,548,550                                                        3.82 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                     John Mertens 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                       00 32 2 626 93 08 
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