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RNS Number : 9955K

JJB Sports PLC

29 August 2012

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the         JJB SPORTS 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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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                      Yes 
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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                        No 
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   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
   economic effect to qualifying financial instruments               No 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                  No 
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   Other (please 
   specify):                                                         No 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject       Harris Associates L.P. 
  to the notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         JPMorgan Chase 
  (if different from 3.):                Northern Trust Company 
                                         State Street Bank 
                                         Bank of New York Mellon 
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 5. Date of the transaction and 
  date on which the threshold is          23 August 2012 
  crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                          24 August 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                             16% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                to the triggering         transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
----------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number       Number of voting      % of voting 
                    of           of           of shares    rights                rights 
                    Shares       Voting 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                             Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
  GB00B646JG43 
   Common Stock    65,514,262   65,514,262   64,649,153            64,649,153            15.93% 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that        rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of            % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    voting 
                                              period        rights instrument 
                                                            refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                 Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
  64,649,153               15.93% 
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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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 JPMorgan Chase - 4,397,892 Common Stock shares 
  Northern Trust Company - 3,471,479 Common Stock shares 
  State Street Bank - 54,902,382 Common Stock shares 
  Bank of New York Mellon - 1,877,400 Common Stock Shares 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                 Sarah E. Grimm 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     312-621-0628 
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