Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5521K

Paddy Power plc

17 April 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/ECi

1. Identity of the issuer or theunderlying 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 disposalof financial instruments which may result in the

acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attached

[ ] an event changingthe breakdown of votingrights

3. Full name of person(s)subject to the notification obligationiii:

HSBC Holdings plc

4. Fullname of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv:

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

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

14^th Apr 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified;

16^th Apr 2015

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

Below 3 %

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 vi		Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii
	Number of Sharesviii	Number of Voting rightsix	Number of sharesx	Number of voting rightsxi		% of voting rights
	Number of Sharesviii	Number of Voting rightsix	Direct	Directxii	Indirect xiii	Direct	Indirect
IE0002588105	2,863,741	2,863,741	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)				Below Disclosure Threshold		Below Disclosure Threshold

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Datexv	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Datexvi	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)	Nil	Nil