REG - Sports Direct Intl. - Notification of Major Interest in Shares <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SPD.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 8044SSports Direct International Plc10 July 2015
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:iiSports Direct International plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iiiThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):ivRefer to Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v8 July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, viiAbove 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODESituation previous
to the triggering
transactionResulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
SharesNumber
of
Voting
RightsNumber
of sharesNumber of voting
rights% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: GB00B1QH8P22)
29,888,174
29,888,174
33,671,254
5.6263%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExpiration
date xiiiExercise/
Conversion Period xivNumber of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviiiNumber of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
33,671,254
5.6263%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Number of
Shares
Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
33,671,254
5.626%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company
4,305,100
0.719%
Capital International Limited
42,000
0.007%
Capital International Srl
68,000
0.011%
Capital Research and Management Company
EuroPacific Growth Fund
29,256,154
4.889%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Cameron Olsen
15. Contact telephone number:
0344 245 9200
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