Sports Direct International Plc TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (1425B)

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RNS Number : 1425B

Sports Direct International Plc

02 October 2015

 
 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                                       Sports Direct International 
  the underlying issuer                                                          plc 
  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)                                        The Capital Group Companies, 
  subject to the                                                              Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        Refer to Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            30 September 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 1 October 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                Below 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               % of voting 
                         of               of               of             voting                  rights (x) 
                         Shares           Voting           shares         rights 
                                          Rights 
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                                                          Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
---------------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
       Ordinary 
        Shares 
 (ISIN: GB00B1QH8P22)     30,676,384       30,676,384                               29,226,384                  4.8836% 
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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           Conversion                      rights that               rights 
                             (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    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 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument               price         date           Conversion        rights instrument         rights (xix, 
                                         (xvii)         period            refers to                 xx) 
                                                        (xviii) 
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                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                    Percentage of voting rights 
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                        29,226,384                                                     4.8836% 
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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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                                                    Number of        Percent 
                                                       Shares      of Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, 
     Inc. ("CG") holdings                            29,226,384       4.884% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies 
     and Funds: 
 
      *    Capital Guardian Trust Company            5,191,000        0.867% 
 
      *    Capital International Sàrl             68,000         0.011% 
                                                     23,967,384       4.005% 
     *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
                EuroPacific Growth Fund 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                   Cameron Olsen 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                       0344 245 9200 
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