Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 3162T

Science in Sport PLC

18 November 2013

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Science in Sport 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
Other (please specify):	Merger of Funds			x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Downing LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Downing ONE VCT Plc (formerly Downing Distribution VCT 1 plc) PFS Downing Active Management Fund Client funds managed by Downing LLP
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		12/11/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18/11/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		17%

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 GB00BBPV5329

3,374,665

3,374,665

3,374,665

3,374,665

17.29%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,374,665

17.29%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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:	n/a
14. Contact name:	Grant Whitehouse
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 416 7780

 

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