Director/PDMR Shareholding

Paddy Power plc
07 October 2005

Grant of Options


Paddy Power plc


7th October 2005


On 6th October 2005, Ross Ivers, Finance Director, and Breon Corcoran,
Commercial Director, and Nuala Hunt, Company Secretary have each been granted
1,020 options at an option price of €11.60 under the Paddy Power plc Sharesave
Scheme. These options are only exercisable in October 2008 on completion of a
savings contract to fund the exercise of the options in accordance with the
rules of the Company wide share save scheme.



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