20th Jun 2012 15:53
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | JJB Sports Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | N/A | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | N/A | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | N/A | |
Other (please specify): |
| X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 27 April 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 27 April 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Over 3% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
0 | 0 | 12,500,000 | 12,500,000 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | |
GB00B646JG43 | |||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
Convertible Loan Notes, Tranche 1 | 27 April 2015 | Any time after 27 April 2013 | Up to a maximum of 441,534,713 | 43.7 |
| The right to require the Issuer to issue Convertible Loan Notes, Tranche 2 (sese 13. Additional Information) | 31st January 2014 | Anny time after 27 April 2013 | Up to a mximum of 887,871,178 (includin 441,534,713 issuable under the Convertible Loan Note Tranche 1) | 61 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
61 | |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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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:
| If issued, the Convertible Loan Notes, Tranche 2 will expire three years from thei issuance and we will be exercisable beginning on 27th April 2013
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14. Contact name:
| Ami Galani |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 001 724 273 4240 |
Related Shares:
JJB.L