Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9092U

Paddy Power plc

20 May 2008

 

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: 

       Nordea Investment Funds S.A. Luxembourg

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

       Nordea 1 Sicav European Value Fund 

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

       Sale of 313,133 shares on 16/05/2008 value date 21/05/2008

6.    Date on which issuer notified: 

       20 May 2008

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

       3%

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 No 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
IE0002588105	1,503,400	1,503,400	1,190,267	1,190,267		2.45%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	1,503,400	1,503,400	1,190,267	1,190,267		2.45%

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)	nil	nil

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,190,267	1,190,267	2.45%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: not applicable

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

11.    Additional information:

Done at [place] on [date].

 

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