Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3707F

Paddy Power plc

23 April 2014

 



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

This notification is for filing purposes 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:   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:                                                                                   Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS")*

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Refer to Schedule A

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

            22 April 2014 

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

            23 April 2014

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

            -1% decrease from previous filing

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	3,196,693	3,196,693	2,605,443		2,605,443		5.29%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	3,196,693	3,196,693	2,605,443	2,605,443		5.29%

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
	2,605,443	5.29%

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Refer to Schedule 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: None

Schedule A

Entity	Holdings	Percentage Held*
MFS Investment Management	936,285	1.9014%
MFS International (U.K) Ltd.	1,004,573	2.0400%
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.	371,970	0.7554%
MFS Heritage Trust Company	185,033	0.3758%
MFS International Ltd.	50,872	0.1033%
MFS Investment Management K.K.	44,008	0.0894%
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.	12,702	0.0258%
Notifiable Interest	2,605,443	5.29%

* Please note that MFS Investment Management is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., MFS International Ltd., MFS International (U.K.) Limited, MFS International Management K.K., MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd., MFS Heritage Trust Company, investment managers for various pooled products and institutional clients.

 

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