15 Jan 2009 16:24
The following announcement replaces the "Holding(s) in Company" announcement released on 15 January 2009 at 14.08 under RNS number 7172L. The number of shares previous to the triggering transaction and the resulting situation after the triggering transaction have been amended. All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Arena Leisure Plc |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Other (please specify):______________ | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Reuben Brothers |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | N/A |
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 13 January 2009 - acquired 5 million shares 14 January 2009 - acquired 2,569,797 shares |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 January 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 21% 22% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0000219260 | 76,066,828 | 76,066,828 | 83,636,625 | 83,636,625 | Nil | 22.964% | |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 83,636,625 | 22.964% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | |
| 14 Contact name: | Liam Keane |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0041227875020 |