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Paddy Power plc14 June 2005 Paddy Power Re: Holding in Company A letter from Fidelity Investments dated 13 June 2005 to Paddy Power Plc,received by Paddy Power Plc on the 14 June 2005. Paddy Power PlcAirton House Airton Road Tallaght Dublin 24Ireland ATTN: Company Secretary 13 June 2005 Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares Dear Sirs Enclosed are Amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details thedisclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that anyof these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act. The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes.For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) andits direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders. If you have any questions please contact Alkesh Patel on 01737 837 092 or by Faxon 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Alkesh Patel Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 11 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Paddy Power Plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & ResearchCompany (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity ManagementTrust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee orinvestment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A forlisting of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM) and FidelityInvestments International (FII), investment managers for various non-USinvestment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unittrust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuantto Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separatenotifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposesof clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMRCorp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limitedand its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as agroup or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they arerequired to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercisea right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise ofsuch rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By__ Catherine Chau Senior Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Schedule A Amendment 11Security: Paddy Power Plc MANAGEMENTFUND NAME SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 173,300 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 75,320 FIJ BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 6,000 FIL BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) Total 1,688,264 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total 13,400 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 70,100 FIL STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total 1,514,030 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 813,236 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 690,997 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK Total 137,311 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A. Total 59,900 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total 135,100 FPM CITIBANK LONDON Total 567,070 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 5,944,028 Grand Total Ordinary Shares Current ownership percentage: 11.88% Shares in issue: 50,045,581 Change in holdings since last (533,760) ordinary sharesfiling: 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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