27th Nov 2007 17:00
Paddy Power plc27 November 2007 Standard Form TR-1Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Paddy Power Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): ( ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached (u ) an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FMRLLC and Fidelity International Limited and their direct subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 23 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified; 27 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectIE0002588105 3,412,050 3,412,050 3,505,050 3,505,050 7.15 SUBTOTAL A (based on 3,412,050 3,412,050 3,505,050 3,505,050 7.15aggregate votingrights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attachedschedule 10. In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and Fidelity International Limitedwill acquire to hold 93,000 voting rights as of 23 November 2007. 11. Additional information: Done at (place) on (date). Annex to the standard form TR-1 a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation:Full name (including legal form for legal entities) FMR LLC and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)Contact address (registered office for legal entities) FMR LLC - 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 BermudaPhone number 44 (0) 1737 836 713Other useful information (at least legal representative Company Secretaryfor legal persons) b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable:Full name FMR LLC and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)Contact address Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RBPhone number 44 (0) 1737 836 713Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Authorised to make this filing under power ofwith the person or legal entity subject to the attorneynotification obligation) c) Additional information Fidelity Fidelity Issuer name: PADDY POWER PLC Current ownership percentage: 7.15% Total shares held: 3,505,050 Issued share capital: 48,959,994 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the 63,300 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPMparentholding company for various direct and 652,858 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FILindirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund 32,120 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJManagementLimited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services 996,200 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRCOLtd(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity 107,600 CITIBANK LONDON FPMInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited 663,097 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCO(FIAKL),Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) 108,100 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FILLimited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management 583,000 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and 133,400 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPMFidelityInvestments International (FII), investment 121,700 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCOmanagersfor various non-US investment companies and 43,675 MORGAN STANLEY LONDON FILinstitutional clients. FMR Corp is the parent holding company ofFidelityManagement & Research Company (FMRCO),investmentmanager for US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement TrustCompany (FMTC) and Pyramis Global AdvisorsTrust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bank whichacts as a trusteeor investment manager of various pension andtrust accountsand Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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