RNS Number : 9074P

Paddy Power Betfair plc

31 May 2018

31 May 2018

Person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated Notification

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Alexander Gersh
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Paddy Power Betfair plc
b)	LEI	635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of EUR0.09 each in Paddy Power Betfair plc IE00BWT6H894
b)	Nature of the transaction	Pursuant to the payment of the 2017 Final Dividend, under the terms of the (i) Betfair Group plc 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and (ii) Betfair Group Plc Deferred Share Incentive Plan Plan ("DSIP"), an increase in the total number of options over Paddy Power Betfair plc ordinary shares of EUR0.09 each.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		0	473 (LTIP)
		0	169 (DSIP)
		d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	642 0
e)	Date of the transaction	2018-05-29
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Alexander Gersh
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Paddy Power Betfair plc
b)	LEI	635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of EUR0.09 each in Paddy Power Betfair plc IE00BWT6H894
b)	Nature of the transaction	Pursuant to the payment of the 2017 Final Dividend, purchase of Paddy Power Betfair plc ordinary shares under the terms of the dividend reinvestment plan of the Trust Deed governing the vested share trust account by virtue of ordinary shares held thereunder.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		GBP 91.10	140.8418
		d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	140.8418 shares £12,830.69
e)	Date of the transaction	2018-05-29
f)	Place of the transaction	Irish Stock Exchange (XDUB)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alexander Gersh

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Paddy Power Betfair plc

b)

LEI

635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of EUR0.09 each in Paddy Power Betfair plc

IE00BWT6H894

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options granted under the following schemes:

No of Shares	Date of Grant	Scheme Name
16,232	27/06/2014	Betfair Group Plc 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan
11,656	01/07/2015	Betfair Group Plc Deferred Share Incentive Plan
1,397	21/06/2016	Paddy Power Betfair plc Deferred Share Incentive Plan 2015
715	10/03/2017	Paddy Power Betfair plc Deferred Share Incentive Plan 2015

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP 0.00235

16,232

GBP 0.00223

11,656

GBP 0

2,112

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Aggregated Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-05-31

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Alexander Gersh
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Paddy Power Betfair plc
b)	LEI	635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of EUR0.09 each in Paddy Power Betfair plc IE00BWT6H894
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 30,000 ordinary shares at GBP 90.969833 each
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		GBP 90.969833	30,000
		d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	30,000 GBP 2,729,094.99
e)	Date of the transaction	2018-05-31
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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