Sportech PLC Holding(s) in Company (6227I)

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RNS Number : 6227I

Sportech PLC

20 June 2017

 
 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 
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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)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                Limited 8,076,551* 
 
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited 76,470* 
 
                                                                HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                                (UK) Limited 
                                                                17,280* 
 
                                                                State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                28,290* 
                                                                * denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited 258,461 
 
                                                                Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,401,279 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     16 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                              20 June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    <5% to >5% Change at Combined 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  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 shares      voting                   rights (x) 
                      Shares              Voting                     rights 
                                          Rights 
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                                                     Direct         Direct      Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00B28ZPV64       9,264,311           9,264,311   9,858,331      8,198,591   1,659,740    4.42%     0.89% 
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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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 9,858,331                                                 5.31% 
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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 voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
          Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                             chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                       Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
     *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                  of Aviva plc) 
 
 
            *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                    subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
     *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                 See Section 4 
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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:      Figures are based on the 
                                   total number of voting rights 
                                   of 185,614,244 as per the 
                                   Company's Result of Tender 
                                   Offer, Directors' Interests 
                                   and Total Voting Rights Announcement 
                                   dated 21 March 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 

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 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 684420 
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