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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended to make a RISnotification required by DTR 3.1.4.

(1) An issuermaking a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuershould complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuermaking a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuershould complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuermaking a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilitiesshould complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuermaking a notification in respect of a financial instrumentrelating to the shares of the issuer(other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

1. Name of the issuer

BETFAIR GROUP PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006):

NOTIFICATION IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director:

Martin Cruddace

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person:

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:

NOTIFICATION IS MADE IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares:

(1) 15,000 RSU restricted share plan Nil Price Options

(2) 3,510 EOU unapproved 05B Options at £2.71 Each.

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them:

Martin Cruddace

8. State the nature of the transaction:

(1) Exercise and sale of 15,000 rSU restricted Share plan  Nil Price Options

(2) Exercise and sale of 3,510 EOU unapproved options

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired:

A Total of 18,510 options were acquired and subsequently disposed.

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

0.0177%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed:

Please see 9 above

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

0.0177%

13. Price per share or value of transaction:

(1) 15,000 Nil Price Options were Sold at £8.48 EACH

(2) 3,510 Options were sold at £8.47 EACH.

14. Date and place of transaction:

28 JUNE 2013, LONDON

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

The total holding of Martin Cruddace when aggregated with the holding of a connected person (his spouse Caroline Cruddace) is 5,200 Ordinary Shares representing 0.005% of the current issued share capital

16. Date issuer informed of transaction:

28 JUNE 2013

17. Any additional information:

N/A

18. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Paul Rushton

020 8834 6139

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Paul Rushton  

Date of notification: 

28 JUNE 2013


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