REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER PLC <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BARC.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">PLSA.I</Origin>

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      Form 8.3 - PADDY POWER PLC    
      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:        
                  
          Barclays PLC.        
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
          (b)        
          Owner or controller of interest and short        
                  
          positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):        
                  
          (c)        
          Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose        
          PADDY POWER PLC        
                  
          relevant securities this form relates:        
                  
                  
          (d)        
          If an exempt fund manager connected with an        
          offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of        
                  
          offeror/offeree:        
                  
                  
                  
          (e)        
          Date position held/dealing undertaken:        
                  
          03 September 2015        
          (f)        
          In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making        
          YES:        
                  
          disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?        
          BETFAIR GROUP PLC        
      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:        
                  
                  
                  
          ORD        
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
          Interests        
          Short Positions        
                  
                  
                  
          Number        
          (%)        
          Number        
          (%)        
          (1)        
          Relevant securities owned        
          and/or controlled:        
          216,524        
          0.49%        
          3,244        
          0.01%        
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
          (2)        
          Cash-settled derivatives:        
          2,886        
          0.01%        
          160,796        
          0.37%        
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
          (3)        
          Stock-settled derivatives (including options)        
          and agreements to purchase/sell:        
          0        
          0.00%        
          0        
          0.00%        
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
          TOTAL:        
          219,410        
          0.50%        
          164,040        
          0.37%        
      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 Form8 (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:        
                  
          Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant           percentages:        
                  
      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        
                  
          Purchase/sale        
                  
          Number of        
                  
          Price per unit        
          security        
                  
          securities        
                  
          ORD        
          Purchase        
          1        
          98.6800 EUR        
          ORD        
          Purchase        
          2        
          98.6600 EUR        
          ORD        
          Purchase        
          247        
          99.2745 EUR        
          ORD        
          Purchase        
          5,780        
          99.5007 EUR        
          ORD        
          Sale        
          46        
          99.5100 EUR        
          ORD        
          Sale        
          51        
          99.8000 EUR        
          ORD        
          Sale        
          147        
          99.9165 EUR        
          ORD        
          Sale        
          746        
          99.6519 EUR        
          ORD        
          Sale        
          2,886        
          99.4608 EUR        
      (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions    
          Class of        
                  
          Product        
                  
          Nature of dealing        
                  
          Number of        
                  
          Price per        
          relevant        
          description        
          reference        
          unit        
          security        
                  
                  
          securities        
                  
          ORD        
          SWAP        
          Long        
          322        
          99.1852 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Long        
          893        
          99.6874 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Long        
          1,463        
          99.5100 EUR        
          ORD        
          SWAP        
          Long        
          2,564        
          99.4954 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Short        
          3        
          98.6733 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Short        
          247        
          99.2944 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Short        
          1,463        
          99.5100 EUR        
          ORD        
          CFD        
          Short        
          5,780        
          99.5007 EUR        
      (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)    
      (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying    
          Class of relevant security        
                  
          Product description e.g. call option        
                  
          Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.        
                  
          Number of securities to which option relates        
                  
          Exercise price per unit        
                  
          Type          
            e.g. American, European etc.          
                  
          Expiry date        
                  
          Option money paid/ received per unit        
      (ii) Exercise    
          Class of relevant security        
                  
          Product description          
            e.g. call option          
                  
          Exercising/ exercised against        
                  
          Number of securities        
                  
          Exercise price per unit        
      (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)    
          Class of relevant security        
                  
          Nature of dealing          
            e.g. subscription, conversion          
                  
          Details        
                  
          Price per unit (if applicable)        
      4. OTHER INFORMATION    
      (a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements    
          Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or           understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities           which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered           into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer           or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:          
            Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be             included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or             understandings, state none          
      (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or       derivatives    
          Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or           informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other           person relating to:          
            (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option;             or          
            (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any             relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:          
            If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings,             state none          
      (c) Attachments    
          Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?        
                  
          NO        
          Date of disclosure:        
                  
                  
          4 Sep 2015        
          Contact name:        
                  
                  
          Jay Supaya        
          Telephone number:        
                  
                  
          020 7773 0635        
      Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory       Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.       The Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in       relation to the Codes disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.    
      The Code can be viewed on the Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.    
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