RNS Number : 5006X
Discover Leisure PLC
14 August 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Discover Leisure plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to The Royal Bank of Scotland
the notification obligation: Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if West Register (Investments) Ltd
different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 15/06/09
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29/07/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares Nil
GB00B19GK384
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Warrants 0.7p 16/06/15 Any time until 7,750,520 Nominal Delta
16/06/15
5.00%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5.00%
7,750,520
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (5.00%)
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (5.00%)
West Register (Investments) Limited (5.00%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: This Notification is based upon the Voting
Rights figure of 155,010,356 obtained from FT
Information.
14. Contact name: Richard Hopkins
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7714 4459
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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