GOAL.L Regulatory News (GOAL)

3 Dec 2007 09:21

Goals Soccer Centres PLC03 December 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 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): Lloyds TSB group Plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): State Street Nominees Ltd 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 29th November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30th November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Reached 4% 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) Ord GBP0.0025 1,544,692 1,544,692B0486M3 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) 2,044,692 2,044,692 4.882 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 2,044,692 4.882 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Proxy Voting: 2,044,692 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under thecontrol of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bankplc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group plc. 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: N/A 14. Contact name: William Gow 15. Contact telephone number: 01355 234 800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange