TIDMBET

RNS Number : 1792G

Citadel Group

18 November 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:                                                      17 November 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       3,616    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,193,909    1.29      15,919    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,193,909    1.29      19,535    0.02 
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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                        1,034         34.48 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           37         34.68 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          239         34.47 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          848         34.45 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          441         34.44 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           33         34.46 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,890         34.5 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          334         34.49 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           98         34.53 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,679         34.51 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          236         34.54 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          272         34.59 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          476         34.55 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          218         34.52 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          809         34.64 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          233         34.66 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,008         34.63 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          605         34.6 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          473         34.56 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          334         34.61 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,940         34.62 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           20         34.69 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          149         34.67 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          525         34.65 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          845         34.57 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           10         34.72 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          149         34.71 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          240         34.58 

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 Common stock                  Sale                             -194         34.48 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -705         34.37 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -219         34.68 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -764         34.43 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -34         34.34 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -70         34.42 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -70         34.35 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -354         34.47 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -30         34.4 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -152         34.39 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -264         34.33 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,480         34.46 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,355         34.5 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -540         34.41 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -70         34.38 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -139         34.49 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -700         34.53 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,122         34.51 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -25         34.59 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -206         34.55 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -12         34.52 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -280         34.64 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -162         34.66 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -946         34.63 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -240         34.6 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -143         34.56 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -459         34.61 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -632         34.62 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -56         34.69 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -110         34.67 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -646         34.65 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -268         34.57 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -229         34.72 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -254         34.71 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -15         34.58 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -374         34.74 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -439         34.7 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -963         34.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -95         34.75 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -109         34.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -64         34.79 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -265         34.73 
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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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                                                   Increasing long 
 Common stock               CFD                     position                                     643         34.603454 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -6,050         34.603909 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -1,095         34.604802 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                       -643         34.604802 
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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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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 

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