TIDMLAD
RNS Number : 6035B
Ladbrokes plc
29 October 2009
TR-1:notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Ladbrokes plc |
| issuer 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 financial instruments which may result | |
| in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are | |
| attached | |
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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) subject to the | Eminence Capital, LLC |
| notification obligation: | Ricky C. Sandler |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Goldman Sachs & Co |
| from 3.): | Vidacos Nominees Limited |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which | 26 October 2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
| different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 October 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 8% and 7% |
| 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 transaction |
| of shares | to the Triggering | |
| if | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of | Number | Number of | Number of voting | % of voting rights |
| | Shares | of | shares | rights | |
| | | Voting | | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| Eminence Capital, LLC |
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| Ordinary | 32,289,897 | 32,289,897 | 54,640,000 | | 54,640,000 | | 6.05% |
| Shares | | | | | | | |
| GB00B0ZSH635 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| Ricky Sandler |
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| Ordinary | 32,293,097 | 32,293,097 | 54,643,200 | | 54,643,200 | | 6.05% |
| Shares | | | | | | | |
| GB00B0ZSH635 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of |Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | date | Conversion |rights that may be | rights |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| | |
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| Eminence Capital, LLC |
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| 54,640,000 | 6.05% |
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| Ricky C. Sandler |
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| 54,643,200 | 6.05% |
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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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| Ricky C. Sandler is the Managing Member of Eminence Capital, LLC and therefore |
| may be deemed to |
| have indirect voting power with respect to the shares directly owned by the |
| funds managed by |
| Eminence Capital, LLC, and individually with respect to shares over which Mr. |
| Sandler has investment |
| discretion. |
| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A |
| cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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