Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Paddy Power Plc (IE0002588105)

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

FMR LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

06 March 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 March 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE0002588105

2,876,812

2,876,812

2,957,544

-

2,957,544

-

6.03%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

2,876,812

2,876,812

2,957,544

2,957,544

6.03%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/ConversionPeriod

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

-

-

-

-

-

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,957,544

6.03

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

80,732

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

FIL Investments International

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 1737 837148

Shares Held

Nominee

Management Company

1,523,818

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

FMRCO

1,251,500

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

FMRCO

43,800

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

FMR

121,084

MELLON BANK N.A.

FMRCO

4,200

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO

FMR

13,142

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO

FMRCO