£127.05m
-0.50p
26.75p
Sportingbet plc
Holding(s) in Company
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Sportingbet Plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s):
See below
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
16 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 June 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
15%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
|
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi) |
|
|
|
Number of shares |
Number of voting Rights (viii) |
|
GB0009516252 |
69,715,345 |
69,715,345 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
|
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights (ix) |
% of voting rights |
||
|
|
Direct |
Direct (x) |
Indirect (xi) |
Direct |
Indirect |
|
GB0009516252 |
69,751,667 |
69,751,667 |
|
15.00% |
|
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
|
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date (xiii) |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (A+B)
|
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
69,751,667 |
15.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
36,322 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX
8,020,097 JP Morgan, Bournemouth
61,695,248 JP Morgan, Bournemouth
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:
36,322
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
16 June 2008
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
David Merryweather
15. Contact:
fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com