Paddy Power plc Holding(s) in Company (7989J)

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RNS Number : 7989J

Paddy Power plc

09 April 2015

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/ECi

1. Identity of the issuer or theunderlying 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): 
               [x]        an acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
                 [ ]        an acquisition or disposalof financial instruments which may result in the 

acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attached

                 [ ]        an event changingthe breakdown of votingrights 
   3.         Full name of person(s)subject to the notification obligationiii: 

HSBC Holdings plc

   4.         Fullname of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: 

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

   5.       Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reachedv: 

7(th) Apr 2015

   6.       Date on which issuer notified; 

9(th) Apr 2015

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

Below 6%

   8.       Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of           Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering 
                          to                         transactionvii 
  shares (if possible 
  using the ISIN          the Triggering 
  CODE)                   transaction vi 
                        -------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                         Number        Number       Number        Number of voting       % of voting rights 
                                                     of sharesx    rightsxi 
                          of            of Voting 
                          Sharesviii    rightsix 
                        ------------  -----------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                                    Direct        Directxii   Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                                               xiii 
                        ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
     IE0002588105        3,166,327     3,166,327    2,760,065    2,760,065    103,676    5.641%      0.212% 
                        ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
 
  (based on aggregate 
  voting rights)                                                       2,863,741               5.853% 
                        ------------  -----------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting 
                      Datexv       Period/ Datexvi                                 rights 
  instrument                                             rights that 
                                                         may be acquired 
                                                         if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
                    -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
                                  SUBTOTAL B (in       Nil                       Nil 
 
                                   relation to 
                                   all expiration 
                                   dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B)    number of voting   % of voting rights 
 
                 rights 
                   2,863,741            5.853% 
               -----------------  ------------------- 
 

9. Chain of controlledundertakings through which the votingrights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

   10.       In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxyholder] will cease to hold 

[number] voting rights as of [date].

   11.     Additional information: 

Done at London on 9(th) Apr 2015

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