Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 8851D

Science in Sport PLC

28 June 2019

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Science In Sport plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name		Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered office (if applicable)		London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name	Registered Holder: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                                                                6,439,816*             * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited                      450,787
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:	27/06/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	28/06/2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.61%	0%	5.61%	122,819,029
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.22%	0%	4.22%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares GB00BBPV5329

6,439,816

450,787

5.24%

0.37%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

6,890,603

5.61%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

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

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "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

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 entity(please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Name

% 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

Aviva plc

5.61%

5.61%

Aviva Group Holdings Limited

5.61%

5.61%

Aviva Investors Holdings Limited

5.61%

5.61%

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited

5.61%

5.61%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

See Section 4

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information

This notification is prompted by a 4% to 5% change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A) and <5% to >5% Change at Combined Interest Level

Place of completion	Norwich, England
Date of completion	28 June 2019

 

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