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Market Cap
£170.20m
Change Today
-1.00p
Share Price
36.00p
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 (ii):
Sportingbet Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: Yes
Other (please specify) : No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
19 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 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) |
|
Ordinary Shares GB0009516252 |
69,751,667 |
69,751,667 |
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 |
|
Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence GB0009516252 |
69,751,667 |
69,751,667 |
|
14.82% |
|
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 |
14.82% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL) Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHKL), Fidelity Pensions Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:
19 June 2008
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
David Merryweather
15. Contact telephone number:
Fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com
David Fuller
Deputy Company Secretary
Sportingbet Plc
020 7184 1865
This information is provided by RNS