Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9830Q

Paddy Power plc

21 October 2013

 



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

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

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):

[ü]     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: 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:

            18 October 2013

6.         Date on which issuer notified:

            21 October 2013

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
			Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	2,045,991	2,045,991	1,949,491		1,949,491		3.96
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	2,045,991	2,045,991	1,949,491	1,949,491		3.96

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)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	1,949,491	3.96

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

Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian	Advisor	Total
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	144,000
CITIBANK NA	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	1,397,858
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	102,200
	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	1,079
MELLON BANK NA (C)	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	157,509
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	127,903
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH	18,942
Grand Total		1,949,491

10.       In case of proxy voting: Number of voting rights proxy holder will dispose of                 96,500

11.       Additional information: None

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