Betfair Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (0585H)
November 26 2015 - 5:13AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBET
RNS Number : 0585H
Betfair Group PLC
26 November 2015
For filings with the FCA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
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 X
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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 The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
to the
notification obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) See Schedule A
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date 24 November 2015
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 November 2015
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed Above 6%
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
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: GB00BSPL1J93) 5,473,182 5,473,182 5,620,111 6.0461%
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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)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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5,620,111 6.0461%
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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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See Schedule A
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: Christopher Aquino
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15. Contact telephone number: (213) 615-0469
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Schedule A
As of 24 November 2015
Betfair Group plc
Number of Shares Percent of Outstandin
The Capital Group Companies,
Inc. ("CG") holdings 5,620,111 6.046%
Holdings by CG Management
Companies and Funds:
-- Capital Research
and Management Company
-- EuroPacific Growth
Fund 5,620,111 6.046%
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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