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RNS Number : 0975B
Sportingbet PLC
20 October 2009
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| | Sportingbet Plc ("Company") |
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| | Holding(s) in Company |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Sportingbet PLC |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
| attached: | |
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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) | CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG |
| subject to the | |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD |
| (if different from 3.): | CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and | 12.10.09 |
| date on | |
| which the threshold is crossed | |
| or | |
| reached: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer | 13.10.09 |
| notified: | |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are | 8% |
| crossed or | |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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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 | % of voting rights |
| | of | of | of | voting | |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | rights | |
| | | Rights | | | |
+ + + +-------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------+
| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| ORD | 34,119,604 | 34,119,604 | N/A | N/A | 38,763,540 | N/A | 8.00% |
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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 Period | rights that may be | rights |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| N/A | | | | |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | price | date | Conversion | rights instrument | rights |
| instrument | | | period | refers to | |
| | | | | | |
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| N/A | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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| | | | | | | |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 38,763,540 | 8.00% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| 1. Credit Suisse Group AG |
| 2. Credit Suisse |
| 2.1 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd |
| 3. Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC |
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| 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: | Simon Crawley/Vas Eliades |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7888 5416 |
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