SCIENCE IN SPORT PLC
("SiS" or the "Company")
The Company today announces that following the issue of 2,238,029 new ordinary shares to its Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy future obligations in respect of awards under its long term incentive plan ("LTIP") and short term incentive plan ("STIP"), as announced on 23 March 2017, the Company has been notified by Regal Trustees Limited, the Company's Employee Benefit Trust, that it now holds 4,390,921 ordinary shares, representing 9.63 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
A copy of the TR-1 notification of major interest in shares is set out below:
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
SCIENCE IN SPORT PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):
The Company has issued a total of 2,238,029 ordinary shares ("New Shares") to its Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy future obligations in respect of awards under its long term incentive plan ("LTIP") and short term incentive plan ("STIP").
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
REGAL TRUSTEES LIMITED (EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
30 MARCH 2017 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
2 MAY 2017 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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ORDINARY 10P
ISIN: GB00BBPV5329 |
2,152,892 |
2,152,892 |
4,390,921 |
4,390,921 |
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9.63 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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4,390,921 |
9.63 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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14. Contact name: |
Sam Hill, Stonehage Flemming |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
00 44 1534 8013 093 |
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For further information:
Science in Sport PLC |
+44 (0) 20 7400 3700 |
Stephen Moon, CEO |
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Elizabeth Lake, Finance Director |
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Cenkos Securities - NOMAD and Broker |
+44 (0) 20 7397 8900 |
Bobbie Hilliam