Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8856V

Paddy Power plc

03 June 2008

 

Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached :  Paddy Power Plc

2.    Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[✓]     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

[ ]     an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ]    an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 

3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FMR LLC and FIL Limited and their direct subsidiaries

4.    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 30 May 2008

6.    Date on which issuer notified; 03 June 2008

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9%

8.     Notified details: 

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	4,054,213	4,054,213	4,360,813	4,360,813		9.02
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	4,054,213	4,054,213	4,360,813	4,360,813		9.02

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attached schedule

10.    In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and FIL Limited will acquire to hold 306,600 voting rights as of 30 May 2008.

11.    Additional information: None

Annex to the standard form TR-1 

a)    Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation: 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	FMR LLC - 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda
Phone number	44 (0) 1737 837 149
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Company Secretary

b)     Identity of the notifier, if applicable: 

Full name	FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL)
Contact address	Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number	44 (0) 1737 837 149
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney

c)    Additional information 

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange

  Notes to Form TR-1

 

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