13th Dec 2013 07:00
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: ii | Sportech PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): | Intra-group transfer | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Scientific Games Corporation |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | Scientific Games Holdings Limited Scientific Games International Holdings Limited |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 9 December 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 December 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 19% (no change in the aggregate holdings) |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
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 x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary £0.50
GB00B28ZPV64 | 39,742,179 | 39,742,179 | 0 | 0 | 39,742,179 | 0% | 19.4% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate xvii | Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights xix, xx
| |
Nominal | Delta
| |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
39,742,179 | 19.4% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
1. Scientific Games Corporation (Delaware) 2. Scientific Games Holdings Limited (Ireland) 3. Scientific Games Luxembourg Holdings SARL (Luxembourg) 4. Scientific Games International Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | This notification concerns an intra-group transfer of the entire shareholding in Sportech PLC from Scientific Games Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation) to Scientific Games International Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation).
As a result of this transaction and an earlier intra-group transfer, Scientific Games Corporation does not have any direct shareholding or direct holding of voting rights in Sportech PLC. |
14. Contact name: | Jack Sarno |
15. Contact telephone number: | + 1 (212) 754 2233 |
Related Shares:
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