TIDMBET

RNS Number : 8477M

Citadel Group

25 January 2016

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:                                                      22 January 2016 
 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:                                    2,761    0.00           0    0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                   1,028,774    1.11      16,282    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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     TOTAL:                                                                      1,031,535    1.11      16,282    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                           75         38.74 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           35         38.77 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         38.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          197         38.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          118         38.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          155         39.02 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          809         39 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,310         39.14 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,685         39.17 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,031         38.99 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,849         39.2 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,419         39.1 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          709         39.09 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,743         39.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          368         38.98 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          605         39.03 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          779         39.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,126         39.04 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,298         39.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          213         39.32 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,586         39.18 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,542         39.12 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        4,034         39.25 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,191         39.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          903         39.08 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,022         39.26 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          299         39.28 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,020         39.27 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                          542         39.31 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,399         39.13 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          839         39.29 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,549         39.22 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,897         39.23 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,481         39.19 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          614         39.24 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          362         39.33 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        5,581         39.11 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,828         39.16 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,463         39.15 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,146         39.21 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,264         38.86 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -60         38.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -800         38.85 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -40         38.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -67         38.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -60         38.84 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -406         39.02 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,013         39 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,563         39.14 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,088         39.17 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -450         38.99 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -5,758         39.2 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -796         39.1 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,103         39.09 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -5,334         39.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -86         38.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,137         39.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -178         39.01 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,399         39.04 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,080         39.07 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -26         39.32 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,282         39.18 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,240         39.12 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,780         39.25 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,663         39.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,925         39.08 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -299         39.28 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -843         39.27 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -55         39.31 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,140         39.13 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -373         39.29 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -476         39.3 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,868         39.22 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,883         39.23 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,355         39.19 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,454         39.24 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,036         39.11 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,817         39.16 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,726         39.15 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,209         39.21 
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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                                   1,710         39.184825 
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                                                   Increasing long 
 Common stock               CFD                     position                                   1,822         39.103732 

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