FORM 8.3

               PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY            

        A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE     

                      Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")                   

    1.         KEY INFORMATION

    (a) Full name of discloser:                          Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.   
                                                                                           
    (b) Owner or controller of interests and short                                         
    positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                           
         The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                                     
    insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor                                    
    and beneficiaries must be named.                                                       
                                                                                           
    (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose     Paddy Power Plc                   
    relevant securities this form relates:                                                 
         Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                      
                                                                                           
    (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an                                        
    offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of                                    
    offeror/offeree:                                                                       
                                                                                           
    (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:           20 January 2016(In addition       
         For an opening position disclosure, state the   Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.   
    latest practicable date prior to the disclosure       has dealt in previous dates,     
                                                         during the offering period, as    
                                                         attached at the end of this form) 
                                                                                           
    (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is    YES / NO / N/A                    
    the discloser making disclosures in respect of any   If YES, specify which: No         
    other party to the offer?                                                              
         If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,                                     
    state "N/A"                                                                            

    2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
    class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
    table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
    security.

    (a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
    offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
    any)

    Class of relevant security:                           Eur 0.09 ordinary                  
                                                                                             
                                                Interests               Short positions      
                                                                                             
                                              Number          %          Number          %   
                                                                                             
    (1) Relevant securities owned and/        973,367        2.25                            
    or controlled:                                                                           
                                                                                             
    (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                            
                                                                                             
    (3) Stock-settled derivatives                                                            
    (including options) and agreements                                                       
    to purchase/sell:                                                                        
                                                                                             
    TOTAL:                                    973,367        2.25                            

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
    options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
    given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and
    other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to                                              
    which subscription right exists:                                                       
                                                                                           
    Details, including nature of the rights                                                
    concerned and relevant percentages:                                                    

    3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
    the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
    appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

      Class of relevant       Purchase/sale     Number of securities     Price per unit    
          security                                                                         
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc Eur   Sale                  580                   120.7446 EUR         
    0.09 ordinary                                                                          

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

        Class of        Product         Nature of dealing       Number of    Price per unit
        relevant      description    e.g. opening/closing a     reference                  
        security        e.g. CFD      long/short position,      securities                 
                                      increasing/reducing a                                
                                       long/short position                                 
                                                                                           

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of    Product      Writing,    Number of  Exercise    Type     Expiry    Option  
    relevant  description   purchasing,  securities price per   e.g.      date      money  
    security   e.g. call     selling,     to which    unit    American,             paid/  
                 option    varying etc.    option             European            received 
                                          relates               etc.              per unit 
                                                                                           

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant      Product         Exercising/        Number of      Exercise price 
        security         description    exercised against    securities         per unit    
                      e.g. call option                                                      
                                                                                            

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

     Class of relevant       Nature of dealing             Details        Price per unit (if
         security            e.g. subscription,                              applicable)    
                                 conversion                                                 
                                                                                            

    4.         OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or                    
    understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be        
    an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making        
    the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with         
    a party to the offer:                                                                  
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there        
    are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                   
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
    None                                                                                   

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
    derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,            
    between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:             
    (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or                 
    (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant               
    securities to which any derivative is referenced:                                      
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"          
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
    None                                                                                   
                                                                                           

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                         YES/NO     
                                                                                  No       

       

    Date of disclosure:                         21 January 2016                            
                                                                                           
    Contact name:                               Andrew Bosko                               
                                                                                           
    Telephone number:                           212-415 7063                               

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
    Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
    monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
    available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on
    +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at http://
    www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.

    3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
    the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
    appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant        Trade Date        Purchase/sale    Number of   Price per unit 
         security                                               securities                 
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc        31 August 2015           Sale          1,469         98 EUR     
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc      01 September 2015          Sale         170,129      97.5288 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc      04 September 2015        Purchase        2,055       98.8771 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       01 October 2015           Sale          1,255      103.1071 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       06 October 2015         Purchase         455       102.8632 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       19 October 2015         Purchase         700        99.5378 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       20 October 2015         Purchase         600       101.1993 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       20 October 2015           Sale          5,000      101.0808 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       21 October 2105         Purchase         600       100.4079 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       21 October 2015         Purchase        2,000      100.5499 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       26 October 2015         Purchase         380       103.3309 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       30 October 2015           Sale          1,425        105.20EUR   
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       02 November 2015        Purchase        2,500      105.0871 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       02 November 2015          Sale           100       105.0515 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       20 November 2015          Sale           200       116.4015 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       24 November 2015          Sale          1,100      116.2556 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       25 November 2015          Sale           150        118.774 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       30 November 2015        Purchase         117        120.05 EUR   
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       30 November 2015          Sale           531        120.05 EUR   
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       30 November 2015          Sale           355       120.6132 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       01 December 2015          Sale           739       119.9953 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       03 December 2015          Sale           390       120.4433 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       04 December 2015          Sale           320       119.9253 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       08 December 2015        Purchase        3,100      120.7524 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       16 December 2015        Purchase         483       119.7222 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       18 December 2015          Sale           200       122.2828 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       21 December 2015          Sale          1,082      122.6457 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       30 December 2015        Purchase         235       122.8296 EUR  
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       12 January 2016         Purchase         165         124.1691    
    Eur 0.09 ordinary                                                                      
                                                                                           
    Paddy Power Plc       15 January 2016           Sale           380         113.9569    
    Eur 0.09 ordinary