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JD Sports FashionAnnouncement

16/07/2015 14:17

RNS Number : 3134S
JD Sports Fashion Plc
06 July 2015

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:ii
JD Sports Fashion plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
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:iii
Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
 
Shareholder 
Shares
1.Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 
6,874,086
2.Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
991,728
3.Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 
1,846,052
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
03/07/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
06/07/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x

Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary GB00BMNQZP86
4,711,740
4,711,740
9,711,866
N/A
9,711,866
N/A
4.99


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nominal
Delta
N/A
N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9,711,866
4.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:
Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 220 073

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