French Connection : Notification of Major Holdings (pdf)

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)i

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

French Connection Group plc LEI: 213800DX4G2GEB2MJW04

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

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

NameCity and country of registered office (if applicable)

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

NameCity and country of registered office (if applicable)

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

01/05/2018

X

Sports Direct International plc

(which is controlled by MASH Holdings Limited which is controlled by Mike Ashley)

Shirebrook, UK

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

02/05/2018

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

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

% of voting rights at-tached to shares (to-tal of 8. A)

26.71%

% of voting rights through financial instru-ments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)nil

96,253,134

Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)Total number of voting rights of is-suervii

1

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

27.04%

nil

27.04%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix		% 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)
Ordinary Shares of 1p GB0033764746	25,709,102	nil	26.71%	nil
SUBTOTAL 8. A	25,709,102		26.71%

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

Type of financial in-strument

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

Expiration datex

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion PeriodxiSUBTOTAL 8. B 1

Number of voting rights

that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

Exercise/ Conversion Pe-riod xi

% of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				x
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instru-ments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the noti-fiable threshold
Mike Ashley
MASH Holdings Limited
MASH Beta Limited
Sports Direct International plc	26.71%	26.71%

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 informationxvi

Place of completion	London, UK
Date of completion	02/05/2018