GOAL.L Regulatory News (GOAL)

19 Apr 2007 10:07

Goals Soccer Centres PLC19 April 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: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Special SituationsFund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): - 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 16th April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17th April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Holding 3% 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) GB00B0486M37 Below 3% Below 3% 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 (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) 1,402,251 1,402,251 N/A 3.34% N/A 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) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,402,251 3.34% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): - Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: - 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: - 15. Contact telephone number: - Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi) A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Special SituationsFund Contact address (registered office for legal entities): 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone number: 020 7743 2098 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): Thomas Hone B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: BlackRock, Inc Contact address: 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone number: 020 7743 2098 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): Thomas Hone C: Additional information : - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange