Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8057Q
Paddy Power plc
22 June 2015
 



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:

18 June 2015

 

6.  Date on which issuer is notified:

19 June 2015

 

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

Below 10%

 



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: IE00BWT6H894)

4,409,850

4,409,850



4,403,015


9.9976%

 









SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

4,409,850

4,409,850


4,403,015

9.9976%

 

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

4,403,015

4,403,015

9.9976%

 

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 19 June 2015

 

 

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

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (at least a contact person for legal persons)

Christopher Aquino

Email:  GRGroup@capgroup.com

b)         Identity of the notifier xix:

Full name

Christopher Aquino

Contact address

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Phone number

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Fax: (213) 615-4056

c)         Additional information


 

As of 18 June 2015

Paddy Power plc

 

Number of            Percent of

Shares                  Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                                                  4,403,015        9.998%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

• Capital Research and Management Company                              4,403,015        9.998%

• SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.                                               1,454,539        3.303%

• EuroPacific Growth Fund                                                     2,149,340        4.880%

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

 


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