TIDMJD. TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 9861V

JD Sports Fashion Plc

21 April 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            JD Sports Fashion 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                                 x 
  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)                                         Sports Direct International 
  subject to the                                                                           plc 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      19 April 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         21 April 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                          Below 6% 
  crossed or 
  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 
---------------  -------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number        Number        Number of                 % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares      voting                    rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting                      rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------------------  ------------------ 
                                             Direct        Direct      Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
                                                            (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
   GB0004771548                                                                      5.096% 
                                                                      ------------  -------  --------- 
                  11,920,000   11,920,000    9,920,000     9,920,000 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying 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               rights 
 instrument        (xiii)       Period (xiv)                may be 
                                                            acquired if 
                                                            the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/converted. 
---------------  -----------  --------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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          Exercise     Expiration    Exercise/     Number of                 % of voting 
  financial       price        dates          Conversion    voting rights             rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)         period        instrument                xx) 
                                              (xviii)       refers to 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------------------  ------------------ 
 CONTRACT         n/a          n/a           n/a           1,208,127                          Delta 
 FOR DIFFERENCE 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------------------  -------  --------- 
                                                                                     0.621% 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 11,128,127                                  5.717% 
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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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                                                                                    N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                      N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                  N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                               Sports Direct International 
                                                                                    plc 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Cameron Olsen 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            0344 245 9200 
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