Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3574U

Sportech PLC

14 May 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Sportech
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):______________		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See attached schedule below
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	8th May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	9th May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	10% & 11%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B28ZPV64	6,514,818	6,514,818	11,836,381		11,836,381		11.760%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
11,836,381	11.760%

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 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:	All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 100,652,603 as provided by Exshare Email [e-mail]
14 Contact name:	Alison Averono
15. Contact telephone name:	0207 782 2324

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

Report S212                                                        Current Holdings By Fund Manager                                                                                                                   09 May 2008

Stock Line: B28ZZPV6          SPORTECH ORD GBP0.50

                                                       Number of             Issued Share        Percentage of

Fund Managing Co.                                          Shares Held          Capital                 Issued Capital         UK Registered Owner                                 Fund         Beneficial Owner

GARTMORE FUND  MANAGERS LIMITED       2,596,990                                            2.580 %                 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY UK LTD                       56690         GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD A/C

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GARTMORE UK  &                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                IRISH SMALLER COMPANIES

                                                                          2,596,990                                           2.580%

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED                 1,362,796                                          1.354%                     GARTMORE SMALLER COMPANIES TST PLC        LST          GARTMORE SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED                   632,467                                          0.628 %                      GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITES                  56640        GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNIES PLC

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED                  5,142,996                                        5.110 %                        VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD A/C 2303                     VOLANT    THE ALPHAGEN VOLANTIS FUND LIMITED

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED                  2,101,132                                        2.088 %                       NORTRUST NOMINEES LILITED                          54550           STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND

                                                                           9,239,391                                       9.179 %

                                                                         11,838,381          100,652,603          11.760 %

 

 

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