JJB.L Regulatory News (JJB)

14 Jun 2006 17:34

JJB Sports PLC14 June 2006 Letter to JJB Sports PLC Letter dated 12 June 2006 Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the UKCompanies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act. The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders. Letter from Fidelity International Closing Amendment NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: JJB SPORTS PLC 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO) investment manager for US Mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.) (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) PO Box HM 670 Hamilton, HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management Ltd (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr Edward C Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. 7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have no further reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof. SCHEDULE A SECURITY: JJB SPORTS PLC Closing Amendment CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 1.88% TOTAL SHARES HELD: 4,337,506 SHARES IN ISSUE: 230,611,969 SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME COMPANY 37,506 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 4,300,000 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange