TIDMBET

RNS Number : 4322J

Citadel Group

17 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:                                                      16 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:                                    1,823    0.00           0    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,164,525    1.25      15,877    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                        1,166,348    1.25      15,877    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                          334         37.32 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          359         37.27 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          104         37.3 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          908         37.5 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          293         37.57 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          601         37.53 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          190         37.49 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          218         37.54 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          256         37.61 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          699         37.52 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,000         37.43 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          547         37.42 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          325         37.45 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          255         37.48 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           30         37.33 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                            3         37.64 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          316         37.56 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          285         37.6 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          426         37.51 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,478         37.41 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          117         37.55 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           34         37.63 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          266         37.58 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          170         37.71 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          505         37.62 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           42         37.38 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          424         37.59 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           51         37.66 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                          127         37.4 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          513         37.39 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          880         37.25 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           88         37.29 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          333         37.24 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -25         37.32 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -77         37.3 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -888         37.5 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -159         37.14 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -242         37.57 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -275         37.53 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -406         37.49 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -250         37.54 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -45         37.67 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -958         37.52 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -193         37.46 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -287         37.43 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -294         37.42 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -120         37.45 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -666         37.48 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -220         37.33 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -206         37.64 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -150         37.65 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -231         37.56 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -171         37.6 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -288         37.44 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -392         37.51 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -87         37.41 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -470         37.47 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -273         37.55 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -47         37.63 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -178         37.58 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -23         37.71 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -62         37.37 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -71         37.69 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -145         37.68 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -997         37.38 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -875         37.59 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -369         37.66 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -76         37.4 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -117         37.39 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -76         37.29 
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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                                   7,105         37.587265 
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                                                   Increasing short 
 Common stock               CFD                     position                                    -629         37.570541 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                       -932         37.323401 
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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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