TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 1425B
Sports Direct International Plc
02 October 2015
 

 

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

X

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Refer to Section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

30 September 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 October 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Below 5%

           
 

 

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

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB00B1QH8P22)

30,676,384

30,676,384

 

 

29,226,384

 

4.8836%

 

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

29,226,384

4.8836%

                                 
 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

   

 

Number of

Shares

 

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

29,226,384

4.884%

 

 

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

 

 

·      Capital Guardian Trust Company

5,191,000

0.867%

·      Capital International Sàrl

68,000

0.011%

·      Capital Research and Management Company

EuroPacific Growth Fund

23,967,384

4.005%

 

 

 

 

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:


 

14. Contact name:

Cameron Olsen

15. Contact telephone number:

0344 245 9200

     

 

 

 


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