TIDMBET

RNS Number : 9551G

Citadel Group

25 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:                                                      24 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       3,225    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,148,140    1.24      15,919    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,148,140    1.24      19,144    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                          369         34.98 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          362         34.99 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          553         34.96 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          899         34.87 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           95         34.9475 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           35         34.76 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           62         34.78 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          729         34.79 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           97         34.77 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        4,978         34.81 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,167         34.84 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,387         34.82 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,795         34.86 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,774         34.83 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,479         34.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          771         34.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,370         34.92 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,540         34.88 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,135         34.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,324         34.94 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,299         34.85 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,711         34.8 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          432         35 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,539         34.93 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          178         35.09 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          388         35.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,200         35.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         35.1 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                          165         35.02 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          910         35.08 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          320         35.11 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          137         35.03 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           43         35.04 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          220         35.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          209         35.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,485         34.89 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                            9         34.865 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -199         34.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -210         34.99 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -101         34.96 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,027         34.87 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -76         34.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,157         34.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,448         34.79 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -229         34.77 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,846         34.81 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,414         34.84 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -847         34.82 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,542         34.86 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,156         34.83 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,407         34.9 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -467         34.95 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,622         34.92 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,107         34.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,057         34.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -141         34.94 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,541         34.85 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,170         34.8 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -488         35 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,160         34.93 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -442         35.01 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -649         35.1 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -114         35.17 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -150         34.97 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -517         35.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -874         35.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,432         34.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -8         34.9125 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -59         34.8425 
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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                       -510         34.84538 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                    -12,915         34.84538 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -6,937         34.884737 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -2,892         34.884737 
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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) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 

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