French Connection Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (0445W)

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RNS Number : 0445W

French Connection Group PLC

03 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           French Connection Group 
  the underlying issuer                                                                     plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                x 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                          Sports Direct International 
  subject to the                                                                            plc 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     2 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        3 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                                N/A 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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     Situation previous               Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number          Number          Number of                    % of voting 
                 of               of             of shares        voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                  Rights 
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                                                 Direct          Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
 Shares of 
 1p 
 GB0033764746        Nil              Nil         10,737,643      10,737,643    Nil           11.156%       Nil 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial         date             Conversion                      rights that                    rights 
 instrument        (xiii)           Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
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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        Exercise       Expiration        Exercise/         Number of                    % of voting 
  financial     price          dates (xvii)       Conversion        voting rights                rights (xix, 
  instrument                                      period            instrument                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii)           refers to 
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                                                                                                              Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,737,643                                        11.156% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                      N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                  N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                               Sports Direct International 
                                                                                    plc 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Cameron Olsen 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            0344 245 9200 
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