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RNS Number : 8470Q
Paddy Power plc
04 September 2014
Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
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 obligationiii:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)iv:
See Schedule A 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv:
02 September 2014
6. Date on which issuer is notified:
03 September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 12%


8.  Notified details: 
1. 
1. 1.1.
A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)
Situation previous to the Triggering transactionvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii
Number of Sharesviii
Number of Voting rightsix
Number of sharesx
Number of voting rights xi
% of voting rights
Direct
Direct xii
Indirect xiii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: IE0002588105)
5,901,800
5,901,800


5,901,800

12.0077%








SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)
5,901,800
5,901,800

5,901,800
12.0077%
B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xiv
Type of financial instrument 
Expiration Date xv
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xvi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted 
% of voting rights
N/A










SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)


Total (A+B) [where applicable in accordance with national law]
number of voting rights
% of voting rights
5,901,800
5,901,800
12.0077%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xvii:
See Schedule A 
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
n/a
11. Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 03 September 2014
Annex to the standard form TR-1xviii
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation: 
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor 
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number 
(213) 615-0469
Other useful information (at least a contact person for legal persons)
Christopher Aquino
Email: GRGroup@capgroup.com
b)  Identity of the notifier xix:
Full name 
Christopher Aquino
Contact address 
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor 
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number 
(213) 615-0469
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
Fax: (213) 615-4056
c) Additional information

Schedule A
As of 2 September 2014
Paddy Power plc
Number of Percent of 
 SharesOutstanding 
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings  5,901,800 12.008% 
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Capital Research and Management Company 5,901,800 12.008%
 SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. 2,174,500 4.424%
 EuroPacific Growth Fund  3,204,000 6.519%
 (Direct Shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares. Voting Shares are exercised by CRMC.)

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