Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4110L

Sports Direct International Plc

09 August 2013

 



For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Sports Direct International plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					YES
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited in its capacity as trustee of The Sports Direct Employee Benefit Trust
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Greenwood Nominees Limited - acting as custodian
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		06 August 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		TR-1 submitted on 09 August 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3.00%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1QH8P22

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,100,000

10,100,000

1.69%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,100,000

1.69%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	It is our normal practice to abstain from voting in relation to our holding
14. Contact name:	Patrick Jones
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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