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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Sportech PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

NO

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

YES

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Aberforth Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

Shareholder  Shares

1).Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 8,982,902

2).Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 1,155,483

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

21/10/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/10/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

GB00B28ZPV64

9,998,085

9,998,085

10,138,385

N/A

10,138,385

N/A

4.95

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate xvii

Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 10,138,385

 4.95

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:

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:

14. Contact name:

 Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

 0131 220 0733