28th Nov 2007 10:25
Paddy Power plc28 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 result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached (x) an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FMRCorp and Fidelity International 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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE) transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights 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 3,505,050 7.15 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 Corp and Fidelity International Limitedwill acquire 93,000 voting rights as of 23 November 2007. 11. Additional information: Done at (place) on (date). FIDELITY Issuer name: Paddy Power plc Current ownership percentage: 7.15% Total shares held: 3,505,050 Issued voting right capital: 48,959,994 Shares Held Nominee Management Company 63,300 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM652,858 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL32,120 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJ996,200 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRCO107,600 CITIBANK LONDON FPM663,097 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCO108,100 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH FIL583,000 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH FISL133,400 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH FPM121,700 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCO43,675 MORGAN STANLEY LONDON FIL Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is theparent holding company for various direct andindirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity FundManagement Limited (FFML), Fidelity InvestmentServices Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited(FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FidelityPension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and FidelityInvestments International (FII),investment managers for various non-USinvestment companies and institutional clients. FMR Corp is the parent holding company ofFidelity Management & Research Company(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutualfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bank whichacts as a trustee or investment manager ofvarious pension and trust accounts and PyramisGlobal Advisors LLC (PGALLC). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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