JD Sports Regulatory News (JD.)

19 Jan 2006 11:28

John David Group (The) PLC19 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY THE JOHN DAVID GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST PENTLAND GROUP PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 AS PER 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. PENTLAND GROUP PLC 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 248344 ORD SHARES OF 5P EACH 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.52% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NIL 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NIL 9) Class of security ORDINARY 5P SHARES 10) Date of transaction 17 JANUARY 2006 11) Date listed company informed 17 JANUARY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 27566256 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 57.1% 14) Any additional information NONE 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries BRIAN SMALL FINANCE DIRECTOR 0870 873 0333 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 18 JANUARY 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange