Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0858E

Paddy Power plc

04 April 2014

 



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 ⁱ

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

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 obligationiii:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)iv:

See Schedule A

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

02 April 2014

6.  Date on which issuer is notified:

03 April 2014

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

Above 12%

8.         Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transactionvi		Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii
	Number of Sharesviii	Number of Voting rightsix	Number of sharesx	Number of voting rights xi		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct xii	Indirect xiii	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: IE0002588105)	5,862,062	5,862,062			5,939,417		12.0552%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	5,862,062	5,862,062		5,939,417		12.0552%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xiv
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date xv	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date xvi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
N/A
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B) [where applicable in accordance with national law]	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,939,417	5,939,417	12.0552%

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

See Schedule A

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

n/a

11.  Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 03 April 2014

Annex to the standard form TR-1 ^xviii

a)         Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (at least a contact person for legal persons)	Christopher Aquino Email:  [e-mail]

b)         Identity of the notifier ^xix:

Full name	Christopher Aquino
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: [phone]

c)         Additional information

Schedule A

As of 2 April 2014

Paddy Power plc

                                                                                                                 Number of               Percent of

                                                                                                                                                             Shares               Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG) holdings                           5,939,417            12.055%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

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  Capital Research and Management Company                                                                        5,939,417                  12.055%

       - SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.                                                                                          2,237,300                    4.541%

        -EuroPacific Growth Fund                                                                                                   3,181,117                6.457%

        (Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting rights. Voting shares are exercised by CRMC.)

 

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