Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1471C

Paddy Power plc

06 November 2009

 



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):

[x]     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   

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

5.    Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 4 November 2009

6.    Date on which issuer notified: 6 November 2009

7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8%

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
			Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	3,839,247	3,839,247	3,804,347		3,804,347		7.94
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	3,839,247	3,839,247	3,804,347	3,804,347		7.94

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
	3,804,347	7.94

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: Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold is 34,900

11.    Additional information: None

FIDELITY

Issuer name:     Paddy Power plc

Current ownership percentage:  7.94%

Total shares held:     3,804,347

Issued voting right capital:     47,870,759

Shares Held	Nominee	Management Company
1,528,300	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
2,300	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PTC
19,450	CIBC MELLON TRUST	FCL
1,813,197	JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	FMRCO
47,100	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMRCO
26,400	NORTHERN TRUST CO	PTC
181,200	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
55,900	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PTC
15,000	MELLON BANK NA (C)	PTC
115,500	NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	PTC

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of

Fidelity Management & Research Company

(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual  

funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company

(FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company

(PGATC), a US state chartered bank which

acts as a trustee or investment manager of

various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis 

Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).

 

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