JD Sports Fashion Plc Holding(s) in Company (9521V)

TIDMJD. TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 9521V

JD Sports Fashion Plc

13 August 2015

 
 
 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 
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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                x 
  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                   Sports Direct International plc 
  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 and date                                  12 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    12 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Below 10% 
  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 rights 
                 of                   of             of shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares               Voting 
                                      Rights 
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                                                    Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)            (xii) 
-------------  -----  ----  ------  ----  -------  -------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0004771548   19,000,000           19,000,000     19,000,000     19,000,000                 9.761% 
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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        dates (xvii)           Conversion           rights instrument        (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                          period (xviii)       refers to 
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 CONTRACT FOR   n/a          n/a                    n/a                                           Nominal       Delta 
  DIFFERENCE 
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                                                                         380,000                    0.195% 
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                             Various between 
                              1 April 2016 
 CONTRACT FOR                 - 24 June 
  DIFFERENCE    n/a           2016                  n/a                  80,000                     0.041% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 19,460,000                                                      9.998% 
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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 holder will                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                    Sports Direct International plc 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 Cameron Olsen 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     0845 1299 200 
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