JD Sports Fashion Plc Holding(s) in Company (1669H)

TIDMJD. TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 1669H

JD Sports Fashion Plc

15 August 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            JD Sports Fashion plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  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                                 x 
  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): 
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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                                                     11 August 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        12 August 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                          Below 3% 
  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 
------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  --------------------------  ------------------- 
                                               Direct         Direct        Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                              (xi)           (xii) 
------------   ------------    -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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 
------------  -------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
 CONTRACT      n/a            n/a              n/a             5,780,219                            Delta 
 FOR 
 DIFFERENCE 
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                                                                                           2.970% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,780,219                                      2.970% 
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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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