JD Sports Fashion Plc Holding(s) in Company (6825M)

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RNS Number : 6825M

JD Sports Fashion Plc

17 October 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                                X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                         X 
  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): Reclassification 
  of holdings without voting rights. 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        Old Mutual Plc 
  subject to the 
  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                                                  11/10/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                     14/10/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                           Crossed above 5% 
  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 voting      % of voting 
                 of               of              of             rights                rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting          shares 
                                  Rights 
--------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                                 Direct         Direct    Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
                                                                (xi)       (xii) 
--------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  --------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 
 GB00BMNQZP86                                                             9,864,187              5.07% 
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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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   CFD                                                             7,116              0.00% 
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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 
  financial        price         date           Conversion       rights instrument     rights (xix, 
  instrument                     (xvii)         period           refers to             xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
 N/A                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 9,871,303                                        5.07% 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Rose Coyle 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            0207 002 7503 
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