Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3630E

Paddy Power plc

09 May 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[i]

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:  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 obligation[iii]:

            Europacific Growth Fund ("EUPAC")

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

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

            7 May 2013          

6.         Date on which issuer notified: 8 May 2013

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Above 4%

8.         Notified details:

1.    

1.     1.     1.    

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares[viii]	Number of Voting rights[ix]	Number of shares[x]	Number of voting rights[xi]		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct[xii]	Indirect[xiii]	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (IE0002588105)	1,948,937	0	1,989,937	0		0%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	1,948,937	0	1,989,937	0		0%

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)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,989,937	0	0%

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

n/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:

EUPAC has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

Please note that the notification submitted on behalf of The Capital Group of Companies, Inc. dated 2 January 2013 included EUPAC's holdings.

Done at Los Angeles, California on 8 May 2013.

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)	Europacific Growth Fund
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Gina Martinez  Email: [e-mail]

b)         Identity of the notifier, if applicable[xix]:

Full name
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor  Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
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

 

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