Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4620E
Paddy Power plc
21 December 2009
 



Standard Form TR-1

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

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 

[ ]     other:

3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Capital Research and Management Company

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 reached: 17 December 2009

6.    Date on which issuer notified; 18 December 2009

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect


IE0002588105


1,920,338


1,920,338






2,081,179




4.3328%









SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

1,920,338

1,920,338


2,081,179

   4.3328%


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

NA











SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)




Total (A+B)

number of voting rights

% of voting rights


2,081,179

 


2,081,179


4.3328%


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

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

11.    Additional information:

Done at Los AngelesCalifornia on 18 December 2009





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The Irish Stock Exchange




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