Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4060M
Paddy Power plc
20 January 2016
 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)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

[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

[ ] Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :

Name:

BlackRock, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable):

Wilmington, DE U.S.A.

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

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:15th January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:19th January 2016

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

Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 8%

8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)

Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

7.19%

0.81%

8.00%

44,106,763

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

7.18%

0.81%

7.99%


 

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

IE00BWT6H894


3,171,949


7.19%

SUBTOTAL A

3,171,949

7.19%


B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

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

% of voting rights








SUBTOTAL B.1




B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

CFD

N/A

N/A

Cash Settlement

359,094

0.81%




SUBTOTAL B.2

359,094

0.81%

 

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

 

[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii

 

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv:

 

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

See Attachment





















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

 

 


12. Additional informationxvi:

 

 



 

Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 19th January 2016                     

 

 

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

5.48%

0.76%

6.25%





BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors




BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock International Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC




BlackRock Canada Holdings LP




BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC




BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.




BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.




BlackRock Advisors, LLC








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited




BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG








BlackRock, Inc.




Trident Merger, LLC




BlackRock Investment Management, LLC










 

BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.









 


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