RNS Number : 0036Z

Sportech PLC

07 January 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

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

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying

issuer of existing shares to which voting rights

Sportech PLC

are attached:

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

Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe)

Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United-Kingdom

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

Name

Disclosure on behalf of accounts managed on a

discretionary basis by Lombard Odier Investment

Managers group.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or

14/10/2019

reached:

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

06/01/2020

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

% of voting rights

% of voting rights

through financial

Total of both in %

Total number of voting

attached to shares

instruments

(8.A + 8.B)

rights of issuer

(total of 8. A)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B

2)

Resulting situation

on the date on

22.29%

2.90%

25.19%

188,751,257

which threshold was

crossed or reached

Position of previous

21.74%

2.90%

24.64%

notification (if

applicable)

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

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

shares

ISIN code (if

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

(Art 9 of Directive

(Art 10 of Directive

(Art 9 of Directive

(Art 10 of Directive

possible)

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

2004/109/EC)

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

(DTR5.2.1)

21.74%

GB00B28ZPV64

42,071,312

22.29%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

42,071,312

22.29%

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

Number of voting rights

Type of financial

Expiration

Exercise/

that may be acquired if

% of voting rights

instrument

date

Conversion Period

the instrument is

exercised/converted.

CFD

5,483,163

2.90%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

5,483,163

2.90%

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

Expiration

Exercise/

Physical or

Number of

financial

Conversion

cash

% of voting rights

date

voting rights

instrument

Period

settlement

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

x

control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer

Fullchain 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)

% of voting rights

% of voting rights if it

through financial

Name

equals or is higher

instruments if it

than the notifiable

equals or is higher

threshold

than the notifiable

threshold

Total of both if it equals

or is higher than the notifiable threshold

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 London, United-Kingdom

Date of completion

06/01/2020

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