RNS Number : 7496Y
Sportech PLC
07 December 2017
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)


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

SPORTECH PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, United States

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Name

Merrill Lynch International

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

5th Dec 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

7th Dec 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

7.137%

0.000%

7.137%

185,614,244

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

Below Notifiable Threshold

 

Below Notifiable Threshold

 

Below Notifiable Threshold

 


 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B28ZPV64

 


13,246,713


7.137%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

13,246,713

7.137%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A













SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

N/A

N/A

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swaps

30th Apr 2018

N/A

Cash

391

0.000%
















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

391

0.000%

 

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer


Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
(please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Bank of America Corporation

N/A

N/A

N/A

NB Holdings Corporation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Merrill Lynch International Incorporated

N/A

N/A

N/A

BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

BofAML EMEA Holdings 1 Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

ML UK Capital Holdings Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

Merrill Lynch International

7.137%

N/A

7.137%


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder


The number and % of voting rights held


The date until which the voting rights will be held



11. Additional information


 

Place of completion

United Kingdom

Date of completion

7th Dec 2017

 


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