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Paddy Power plc07 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby DR 3.1.4R(1). (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer Paddy Power plc 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified inaccordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (asextended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) 2(i) 3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director John O'Donnell 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a persondischarging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify theconnected person .................................... 5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest .................................... 6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives orfinancial instruments relating to shares .................................... 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number ofshares held by each of them .................................... .................................... 8 State the nature of the transaction .................................... .................................... 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired .................................... 10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage) .................................... 11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesdisposed .................................... 12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage) .................................... 13. Price per share or value of transaction .................................... 14. Date and place of transaction .................................... 15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding followingnotification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) .................................... 16. Date issuer informed of transaction .................................... If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes 17 Date of grant 6 October 2005 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 6 October 2008 on completion of a savings contract 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option .................................... 20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) 1,020 ordinary shares .................................... 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at the time of exercise €11.60 .................................... 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held followingnotification 26,020 23. Any additional information John O'Donnell previously holds 25,000 share options granted under the November2000 Share Option Scheme which are exercisable from July 2005 to July 2008 at anoption price of €5.25. Under the 2004 Long term incentive plan John O'Donnell also holds conditionalawards of 15,000 shares, 10,000 of which will vest in 2007 and 5,000 of whichwill vest in 2008 subject to the achievement of the performance criteria asdefined in the 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Nuala Hunt 353-1-404-5927 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification Nuala Hunt Date of notification 7/10/2005 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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