Sportech PLC Holding(s) in Company (0096S)

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RNS Number : 0096S

Sportech PLC

15 December 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Sportech 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 
  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)                                       Coutts & Co Trustees (Jersey) 
  subject to the                                                             Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                          Sulby Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                13/12/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   14/12/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              Less than 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 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 
                 of               of                of shares       rights                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct        Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ------------ 
 Ord GBP 
  0.50          35,111,010       35,111,010                                      1,439          0.00% 
               ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ------------ 
 GB00B28ZPV64 
-------------      -----------    ------------    ------------    ------------      ---------    -------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of         % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                     voting             rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                   rights that 
                                                                   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 rights 
  financial        price         date            Conversion      voting             (xix, xx) 
  instrument                     (xvii)          period          rights 
                                                 (xviii)         instrument 
                                                                 refers to 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------------------------------ 
                                                                                   Nominal        Delta 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 1,439                                                           0.00% 
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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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   The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (0.00%) 
   The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (0.00%) 
   RBSG International Holdings Limited (0.00%) 
   The Royal Bank of Scotland International (Holdings) 
   Limited (0.00%) 
   Coutts & Co Trustees (Jersey) Limited (0.00%) 
 
 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 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                Coutts & Co Trustees (Jersey) 
  13. Additional information:                                   Limited has been sold to 
                                                                Highvern Trustees Limited. 
 
                                                                This Notification is based 
                                                                upon the Voting Rights figure 
                                                                of 206,238,048 obtained from 
                                                                your regulatory announcement 
                                                                dated 19(th) March 2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Richard Hopkins 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0207 672 0354 
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