Flutter Entertain — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Dec 1, 2016

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RNS Number : 7582Q

Paddy Power Betfair plc

01 December 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
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Paddy Power Betfair plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: EuroPacific Growth Fund ("EUPAC")		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Los Angeles, California, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: See Box 10
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 29 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 November 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Above 6% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.0000% (see section 12)	0.0000% (see section 12)	0.0000% (see section 12)	83,886,826
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.0000% (see section 12)	0.0000% (see section 12)	0.0000% (see section 12)

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
Direct			Indirect		Direct		Indirect
IE00BWT6H894	5,037,439					0.0000% (see section 12)
SUBTOTAL A	5,037,439					0.0000% (see section 12)
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL B.2

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation [X ] 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 entityxiv:
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi: EUPAC is a mutual fund registered in the United States under the Investment Company Act of 1940. EUPAC is the legal owner of 5,037,439 shares (6.01% of outstanding shares). EUPAC has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser. EUPAC previously disclosed (as of 2 September 2015) a shareholding of 2,218,568 shares (5.04% of outstanding shares). Please note that the notification submitted on behalf of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. dated 4 October 2016 included EUPAC's holdings.

Done at Los Angeles, California on 30 November 2016

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