TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 9081E

Sports Direct International Plc

21 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Sports Direct International 
  the underlying issuer                                                                          PLC 
  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                                      Yes 
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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)                                                 Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                          (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                         Company) - 5.063% 
  (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                                                               19/07/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                  20/07/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                        (Holdings) Limited - 5% Standard 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                      Life Investments Limited - 
                                                                                                  5% 
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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 
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                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) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                Below             Below 
 GB00B1QH8P22    5%                5%                30,301,644                 30,301,644                  5.063% 
               ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 voting             % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion       rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period           refers to                    xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 30,301,644                                                        5.063% 
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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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                                                 Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 5.063% 
                                                            Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.063% 
                                                            Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.000% 
 
 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:                                                               Service Delivery Team 
                                                                 GIOS_ServiceDelivery@standardlife.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                         (0131) 245 6565 
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