Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2172B

Paddy Power plc

28 March 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[i]

This notification is for filing purposes only in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are  attached[ii]:  Paddy Power plc

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

[ü]     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[iii]: FMR LLC

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

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]: 27 March 2013

6.         Date on which issuer notified: 28 March 2013

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

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 [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares[viii]	Number of Voting rights[ix]	Number of shares[x]	Number of voting rights[xi]		% of voting rights
			Indirect	Direct[xii]	Indirect[xiii]	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	3,450,798	3,450,798	3,413,698		3,413,698		6.94
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	3,450,798	3,450,798	3,413,698	3,413,698		6.94

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date[xv]	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date[xvi]	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
	3,413,698	6.94

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

Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian	Advisor	Total
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	1,082,035
CITIBANK NA (C)	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	1,436,758
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	205,700
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	179
MELLON BANK NA (C)	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	88,784
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	577,900
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	22,342
Grand Total		3,413,698

10.       In case of proxy voting: Number of voting rights proxy holder will dispose of is 37,100

11.       Additional information: None

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