TIDMBET

RNS Number : 8961H

Citadel Group

03 December 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:                                                      2 December 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:                                    1,211    0.00           0    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,172,564    1.26      15,919    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,173,775    1.26      15,919    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                          240         36.85 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          694         36.92 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          658         37.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          708         36.63 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          205         36.6 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,263         36.5 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           45         36.31 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           50         36.64 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          360         36.73 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          704         36.81 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,324         36.75 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          371         36.79 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          433         36.77 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          801         36.84 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,157         36.8 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          802         36.82 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,215         36.78 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          763         36.74 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          345         36.76 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          562         36.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          370         36.87 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          489         36.88 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          757         36.86 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          109         36.7 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          336         36.89 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          306         36.72 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          616         36.83 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          190         36.4 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                           58         36.39 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          630         37.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          973         37.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          589         36.93 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          600         36.96 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          124         36.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           36         37.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           49         37.04 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          142         36.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          717         36.94 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,126         37 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          383         36.98 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           40         37.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -421         36.85 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,529         36.92 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -506         37.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -271         36.3 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -290         36.63 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -10         36.59 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -185         36.49 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -60         36.5 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -160         36.45 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -105         36.31 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -880         36.73 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,645         36.81 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -170         36.75 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -281         36.79 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -783         36.84 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -302         36.8 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -473         36.82 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -575         36.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,114         36.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -362         36.71 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -921         36.9 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -215         36.87 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -431         36.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -754         36.86 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -746         36.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -101         36.72 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -329         36.83 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -60         36.4 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -60         36.35 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -49         36.93 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,232         36.96 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -412         36.95 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -597         37.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -91         37.04 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -690         36.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,038         36.94 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -739         37 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -712         36.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -346         37.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,815         37.02 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,047         36.97 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -74         36.99 
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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 

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