7 Oct 2010 14:35

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Sportech plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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 Other (please specify): |
Change in voting rights following the completion of acquisition of Scientific Games Racing. |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â |
Lloyds Banking Group plc |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â |
See Section 9. |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â |
5 October 2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: Â |
6 October 2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â |
Direct/Indirect holdings reduced to below 5% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares  |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ord 50p |
8,433,536 |
8,433,536 |
N/A - below reportable threshold. |
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GB00B28ZPV64 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Â |
% of voting rights |
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N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights  |
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Nominal |
Delta  |
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Total (A+B+C) Â |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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N/A - below reportable threshold. |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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N/A - below reportable threshold. |
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Proxy Voting: Â |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: Â |
N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
N/A |
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13. Additional information: Â |
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 198,810,302 |
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14. Contact name: Â |
Matthew Wilson |
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15. Contact telephone number: Â |
0113 235 7729 |
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