Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5624P

Paddy Power plc

02 October 2013

 



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:

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. ("SCWF")

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.):

5.  Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv:

30 September 2013

6.  Date on which issuer is notified:

1 October 2013

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

Above 4%

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
Ordinary (IE0002588105)	1,833,810	0	1,967,177	0		0%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	1,833,810	0	1,967,177	0		0%

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
N/A
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B) [where applicable in accordance with national law]	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,967,177	0	0%

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

n/a

10.  In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

n/a

11.  Additional information:

SCWF has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser. Please note that the notification submitted on behalf of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. dated 30 September 2013 included SCWF's holdings.

Done at Los Angeles, California on 1 October 2013.

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)	SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (at least a contact person for legal persons)	Gina Martinez Email:  [e-mail]

b)         Identity of the notifier:

Full name
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: [phone]

c)         Additional information

 

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