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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

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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

02 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03 January 2013

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

Below 9%



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary (IE0002588105)

4,415,163

4,415,163



4,415,163


8.9891%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

4,415,163

4,415,163



4,415,163


8.9891%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A





Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,415,163

4,415,163

8.9891%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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:

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management.  With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII are being reported in aggregated by The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

12. Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 03 January 2013

13. Contact name:

Gina Martinez, GRGroup@capgroup.com

14. Contact telephone number:

+1 (213) 615 0469

Schedule A

As of 2 January 2013

Paddy Power plc


Number of Shares

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

4,415,163

8.989%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:



- Capital Research and Management Company

4,415,163

8.989%

·      SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

1,681,726

3.424%

·      EuroPacific Growth Fund

(Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares.  Voting shares are exercised by CRMC.)

1,948,937

3.968%


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