Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8486O
Sportingbet PLC
19 August 2003



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     SPORTINGBET PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     VANUATU INTERNATIONAL TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

      VANUATU INTERNATIONAL TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      9,813,967

8)   (4.72%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     DATE                    SHARES HELD          SPORTINGBET          SPORTINGBET          SHARES HELD
                             PRE-DISPOSAL         SHARES SOLD BY          SHARES           POST-DISPOSAL
                                                        VITCO          ACQUIRED BY 
                                                                           VITCO

     23/07/2003               9,718,858               600,000                  -             9,118,858
     25/07/2003               9,118,858             1,425,000                  -             7,693,858
     28/07/2003               7,693,858             2,600,000                  -             5,093,858
     29/07/2003               5,093,858             1,675,000                  -             3,418,858
     30/07/2003               3,418,858             1,000,000                  -             2,418,858
     31/07/2003               2,418,858             1,000,000                  -             1,418,858
     31/07/2003               1,418,858                                   95,109             1,513,967 
      1/08/2003               1,513,967               550,000                  -               963,967
      8/08/2003                 963,967               963,967                  -                     0
                                                  

11)  Date company informed

      13TH AUGUST 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      0
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      0

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      DANIEL TALISMAN
      020 7251 7260

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...19/08/03.....




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