8th Mar 2013 11:08
| For filings with the FSA include the annex | |
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Ladbrokes plc | ||||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | Decrease in percentage of holdings is due to an increase in the total number of voting rights (917,595,488) | X | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See Schedule A | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 5th March 2013 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 6th March 2013 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 4% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
| GB00B0ZSH635 | 36,688,912 | 36,688,912 | 36,688,912 | 36,688,912 | 3.9983% | |||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
 | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 36,688,912 | 3.9983% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| 
 See Schedule A | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | ||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | ||
SCHEDULE A
| Number of Shares | Percent of Outstanding | |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings | 36,688,912 | 3.998% | 
| Holdings by C G Management Companies and Funds: | ||
| ·; Capital Research and Management Company | 36,688,912 | 3.998% | 
| ·; Capital Income Builder | 
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