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RNS Number : 1847G

Betfair Group PLC

18 November 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                     ü 
  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           Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                  The Parvus Armadillo Fund 
                                               The Caeruleus Fund 
                                               Crescent III LP 
                                               The Orange Partners Fund 
                                               The Packpar Fund 
                                               The PAM 1740 Fund 
                                               The Parvatrium Partners Fund 
                                               Parvus European Opportunities Master 
                                               Fund 
                                               Parvus European Absolute Opportunities 
                                               Master Fund 
                                               Vittoria Fund-P, L.P 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         11/11/2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           12/11/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Going below 5% 
  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          rights                 (x) 
                Shares           Voting                 shares 
                                 Rights 
------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------  ---------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                        Direct     Direct      Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  ---------  ----------  ---------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 -             -                -                       -          -           -          -              - 
------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 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. 
-------------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------- 
 -                    -                  -                             -                           - 
-------------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 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        Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
 financial       price           date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period            refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
 Equity Swap    N/A             N/A              N/A                                          Nominal     Delta 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------                             ----------  ------------ 
                                                                   4,477,735                  4.82        - 
        --------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,477,735                                                        4.82 
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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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   Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited has been appointed as Investment 
   Manager to The Parvus Armadillo Fund, The Caeruleus Fund, Crescent III 
   LP, The Orange Partners Fund, The Packpar Fund, The PAM 1740 Fund, The 
   Parvatrium Partners Fund, Parvus European Opportunities Master Fund, 
   Parvus European Absolute Opportunities Master Fund and The Vittoria Fund 
   - P, L.P. Under the terms of the various investment management agreements, 
   Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited holds the power to vote on any 
   physical shareholdings held by these clients. 
 
 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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                                            TCI Fund Services LLP provides compliance 
  13. Additional information:                services to Parvus Asset Management 
                                             Europe Limited and is completing this 
                                             disclosure on behalf of Parvus Asset 
                                             Management Europe Limited. Please 
                                             contact Angus Milne for any further 
                                             information. 
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 14. Contact name:                          Angus Milne 

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