2 Feb 2010 17:28

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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): | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
 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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | See Section 9. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | 29 January 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | 01 February 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | Direct/Indirect holdings reduced to below 12% |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ord 50p | 12,222,823 | 12,222,823 | 10,919,158 | 10,919,158 | 1,109,472 | 10.848% | 1.102% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
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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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
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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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
12,028,630 | 11.951% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
8,414,133 shares (8.360%) are under the control of Bank of Scotland plc a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, and are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest. 3,276,258 shares (3.255%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).  Within these holdings, 2,108,489 shares (2.095%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited, a wholly owned subsidary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, and are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.    |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | N/A |
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 100,652,603 |
14. Contact name: Â | Matthew Wilson |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | 0113 235 7729 |
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