Paddy Power Betfair plc Holding(s) in Company (2030O)

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RNS Number : 2030O

Paddy Power Betfair plc

05 February 2016

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
  Paddy Power Betfair Plc 
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 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 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [X ] Other (please specify)(iii) : Merger of Paddy Power 
  Plc and Betfair Group Plc as at 2 February 2016 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
  : 
 Name: AXA Investment                   City and country of registered 
  Managers S.A.                          office (if applicable): Paris, 
                                         France 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  : 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 2 February 2016 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 February 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 
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 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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                     % of voting        % of voting       Total of       Total number 
                      rights attached    rights through    both in %      of voting 
                      to shares          financial         (9.A + 9.B)    rights of 
                      (total of          instruments                      issuer(vii) 
                      9.A)               (total of 
                                         9.B.1 + 9.B.2) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached              3.40%                0             3.40%        2,847,044 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Position                  N/A                N/A             N/A            N/A 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
  : 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights(ix)         % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
--------------------- 
 
                               Direct           Indirect                 Direct                         Indirect 
---------------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
     IE00BWT6H894               0             2,847,044                   0                              3.40% 
---------------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
 
   SUBTOTAL 
   A                                           2,847,044                             3.40% 
---------------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) 
  of the Regulations 
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 Type of financial      Expiration           Exercise/      Number of voting                              % of voting 
  instrument             date(x)              Conversion     rights that                                   rights 
                                              Period(xi)     may be acquired 
                                                             if the instrument 
                                                             is exercised/converted. 
---------------------  -------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                                             SUBTOTAL B.1 
                                            -------------  --------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
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 Type of                Expiration           Exercise/      Physical                         Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)             Conversion     or cash                          of voting     rights 
  instrument                                 Period         settlement(xii)                  rights 
                                             (xi) 
---------------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                                                            SUBTOTAL 
                                                             B.2 
                                                           -------------------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please tick the applicable 
  box): 
 
  [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer.(xiii) 
 
  [ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)          % of voting     % of voting              Total of both 
                    rights if       rights through           if it equals 
                    it equals       financial instruments    or is higher 
                    or is higher    if it equals             than the notifiable 
                    than the        or is higher             threshold 
                    notifiable      than the notifiable 
                    threshold       threshold 
----------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 AXA Investment 
  Managers S.A.        3.40%                 0                     3.40% 
----------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] 
  will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of 
  [date] 
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 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
  Notification of the upward crossing of the 3% threshold 
  made following the merger of Paddy Power Plc and Betfair 
  Group Plc on 2(nd) February 2016. 
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Done at Paris, on 4(th) February 2016

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