GOAL.L Regulatory News (GOAL)

20 Aug 2007 15:37

Goals Soccer Centres PLC20 August 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Goals Soccer Centres plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify) : No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Registered Holder:CUIM Nominee Limited 44,105* * denotes direct interestBNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 43,664Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,943,078 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 16 August 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% to 4% Change at Combined Interest Level. 8. Notified details: - A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) Ordinary Shares 2,309,904 2,309,904 GB00B0486M37 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) 44,105 44,105 1,986,742 0.11% 4.74% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,030,847 4.85% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): See Section 4 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4 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: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 41,883,788. 14. Contact name: Bill Gow 15. Contact telephone number: 01355 234 800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange