Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8963C

Paddy Power plc

05 September 2008

5 September, 2008

Paddy Power plc

Purchase of Own Securities

Paddy Power plc announces today that its subsidiary, Paddy Power Isle of Man Limited, has purchased 75,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at a price of €13.50 per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, the Company holds 1,734,000 shares in treasury and has 47,491,752 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).