Sports Direct International Plc Notification of Major Holdings (9879Z)

TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 9879Z

Sports Direct International Plc

20 December 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                 Sports Direct International 
  or the underlying issuer                                              Plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(i) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                             FIL Limited 
 City and country of registered                   Pembroke, Bermuda 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
  See Section 9 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                   19 December 2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                 20/12/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                              % of voting           % of voting        Total of      Total number 
                            rights attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                               to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                               (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                 8. A)               (total of 
                                                    8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                        2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached            4.80%                     0.21%             5.01%            542,251,538 
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 Position               Below 5%                  Below 5%          Below 5% 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct             Indirect                 Direct                 Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of           (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive           Directive               Directive               Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00B1QH8P22                                    26,053,247                                      4.80% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                26,053,247                                     4.80% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial      Expiration               Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument             date(x)                  Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                  Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                  if the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                                 SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                  B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of               Expiration                Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial             date(x)                  Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                     Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                 (xi) 
--------------------  ------------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------- 
 Contract 
  for Difference                                                                    1,115,690    0.21% 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                                  8.B.2             1,115,690    0.21% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                             X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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           Name               % of voting         % of voting             Total of both 
                               rights if         rights through            if it equals 
                               it equals      financial instruments        or is higher 
                              or is higher        if it equals          than the notifiable 
                                than the          or is higher               threshold 
                               notifiable      than the notifiable 
                               threshold            threshold 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (Luxembourg) 
  SA 
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 FIL Gestion 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Investment 
  Advisors (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Investments 
  International 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Pensions Management 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                    N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                  N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                    N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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   N/A 
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 Place of completion   Dublin 
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 Date of completion    20 December 2017 
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