Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1624S

Paddy Power plc

13 May 2009

 



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: 

       Standard Life Investments Limited 

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

       Vidacos Nominees

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

        8 May 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified: 

        11 May 2009

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	Below 3%	Below 3%	1,445,624	93,183	1,352,441	0.196%	2.843%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)				1,445,624		3.039%

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
	1,445,624	3.039%

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

      Standard Life Investments Ltd

10.    Name of proxy holder: 

11.    Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12.    Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13.    Additional information:

14.    Contact name:    [e-mail]

15.    Contact telephone number: [phone]

 

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