Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9969Y
Paddy Power plc
08 March 2012
 



 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Paddy Power Plc (IE0002588105)

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify):

 


 

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

 

FMR LLC

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

 

See Schedule

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

 

06 March 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

07 March 2012

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

 

6%

 

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE0002588105

2,876,812

2,876,812

2,957,544

-

2,957,544

-

6.03%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

2,876,812

2,876,812

2,957,544

2,957,544

6.03%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights

-

-

-

-

-

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,957,544

6.03

 

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


 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

 

80,732

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

 


 

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

 

FIL Investments International

15. Contact telephone number:

 

+44 (0) 1737 837148

 

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

FMR

 

Issuer name:                                     Paddy Power plc

 

Current ownership percentage:        6.03%

 

Total shares held:                             2,957,544

 

Issued voting right capital:               48,993,132

 

 

Shares Held                    

Nominee                        

Management Company

1,523,818

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

FMRCO

1,251,500

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

FMRCO

     43,800

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

FMR

   121,084

MELLON BANK N.A.

FMRCO

       4,200

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO

FMR

     13,142

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO

FMRCO

 

 

FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company

(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).

 

 

 


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