JD Sports Fashion Plc Holding(s) in Company (3308Q)

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RNS Number : 3308Q

JD Sports Fashion Plc

11 October 2013

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         JD SPORTS FASHION PLC 
  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                                    ü 
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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): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             FMR LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           9 October 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             10 October 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           5% 
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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 triggering 
 of              to the triggering                      transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number               Number        Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of                of                   of shares     rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                       Indirect      Direct       Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)         (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ---  ------------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0004771548   2,416,200         2,416,200            2,437,000                  2,437,000                  5.00 
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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 
  instrument              date (xiii)      Conversion Period               rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                           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 voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,437,000                                                         5.00 
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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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   Sum of Factored Shares 
    Held 
   Custodian                  Advisor                                 Total 
   BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN    FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 
    AND CO                     COMPANY INC.                             687,000 
    FMR-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH                              1,750,000 
   Grand Total                                                        2,437,000 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                             FMR LLC 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  acquire :                                                20,800 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire                9 October 2013 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                  None 
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 14. Contact name:                            Shelley Muller 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                [e-mail], 01737 837216 
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