Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0530F

Paddy Power plc

05 January 2010

 



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):

[ ]    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 

[X]    Other: This filing is being made to reflect the direct holdings of the individual mutual fund under the management of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"). Please note that the mutual fund has delegated its voting rights to CRMC.

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

       SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. 

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

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

       1 January 2010

6.     Date on which issuer notified: 

       4 January 2010

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

       Above 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
Ordinary Shares (IE0002588105)	1,639,726	1,639,726	1,639,726	1,639,726		3.4137%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	1,639,726	1,639,726	1,639,726	1,639,726		3.4137%

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
1,639,726	1,639,726	3.4137%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 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] noting rights as of [date].

         N/A

11.    Additional information:

This filing is being made to reflect SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.'s direct ownership in shares that was included in a report made on behalf of Capital Research and Management Company, the fund's investment adviser on 17 December 2009. This filing does not reflect an acquisition or disposal of shares, but rather it reflects a clarification of direct ownership. 

Done at Los Angeles, California on 4 January 2010.

 

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