Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6635Q

Paddy Power plc

21 October 2011

 



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: 19 October 2011

6.         Date on which issuer notified; 21 October 2011

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

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	2,431,114	2,431,114	2,466,447		2,466,447		5.06
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	2,431,114	2,431,114	2,466,447	2,466,447		5.06

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
	2,466,447	5.06

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

10.       In case of proxy voting: Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire is 35,333

11.       Additional information: None

FMR

Issuer name:                                     Paddy Power plc

Current ownership percentage:      5.06%

Total shares held:                          2,466,447

Total Voting Rights:                     48,709,261

Shares Held	Nominee	Management Company
1,310,558	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
918,363	JP PMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMRCO
158,884	MELLON BANK N.A	FMRCO
37,642	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
41,000	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PTC

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).

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