24th Apr 2008 18:06
Paddy Power plc24 April 2008 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 to which voting rights are attached: Paddy Power 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 financial instruments which may result in the 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: FMR LLC and FIL 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 or reached: 22 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares (if possible the Triggeringusing the ISIN transactionCODE) Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectIE0002588105 3,896,513 3,896,513 3,896,513 3,936,513 7.98 SUBTOTAL A (based 3,896,513 3,896,513 3,896,513 3,936,513 7.98on aggregate 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 Attached Schedule 10. In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and FIL Limited will cease to hold 40,000 voting rights as 22 April 2008. 11. Additional information: None Fidelity Paddy Power PLC Current Ownership percentage: 8.07% Total shares held: 3,936,513 Issued share capital: 48,775,752 Management Shares held Nominee CompanyFIL Limited (FIL) is the 76,800 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPMparent holding companyfor various direct and 479,070 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FILindirect subsidiaries,including Fidelity Fund 29,320 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJManagement Limited(FFML), Fidelity 1,387,800 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND FMRCOInvestment Services Ltd(FISL), Fidelity Gestion 16,150 CIBC MELLON TRUST FCL(FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory 110,200 CITIBANK LONDON FPM(Korea) Limited (FIAKL),Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity 685,897 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCOPension Management (FPM),Fidelity Investments 139,400 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FILJapan (FIJ) and FidelityInvestments International 583,000 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL(FII), investmentmanagers for various 73,300 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPMnon-US investmentcompanies and 57,500 MELLON BANK N.A. FMRCOinstitutional clients. 192,500 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCOFMR LLC is the parentholding company of 70,126 MORGAN STANLEY LONDON NATIONAL ASTL BK FILFidelity Management & MELBOURNEResearch Company(FMRCO), 35,450 FILinvestment manager for USmutual funds, andFidelity Management TrustCompany (FMTC) andPyramis GlobalAdvisorsTrustCompany(PGATC), a US statechartered bank which actsas a trustee orinvestment manager ofvarious pension and trustaccounts 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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