TIDMSPMG +------------------------------------------------+ | TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | +------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Sport Media Group | | issuer of existing shares to which voting | plc | | 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 | | |---------------------------------------------------------------+---| | | | | 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): | Issue of Equity | X | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. Full name of person(s) subject | Lloyds Banking Group plc | | to the notification obligation: | | | | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | See Section 9. | | different from 3.): | | | | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 5. Date of the transaction and date | 21 August 2009 | | on which the threshold is crossed | | | or reached: | | | | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 August 2009 | | | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | Direct/Indirect decrease to | | or reached: | below 16% | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A: Voting rights attached to shares | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Class/type of |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |shares |to the triggering | | |if possible |transaction | | |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 | |--------------+------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+----------| |Ord 0.25p | | | | | | | | |Shares |15,666,720 |15,666,720 |9,374,196 |9,374,196 |6,292,537 |9.484% |6.366% | |--------------| | | | | | | | |GB00B11FCP94 | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of | | financial | date | Conversion | rights that may | voting | | instrument | | Period | be | rights | | | | | 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 |Exercise |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion |voting |rights | |instrument | | |period |rights | | | | | | |instrument | | | | | | |refers to | | |--------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+---------------| | | | | | |Nominal |Delta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------+------| | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B+C) | | | |-------------------------------------------------------| | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |-------------------------+-----------------------------| | 15,666,733 | 15.850% | +-------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting | | rights and/or the | | financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14,349,583 shares (14.518%) are under the control of Insight | | Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary | | of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned | | subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly | | owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds | | Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Proxy Voting: | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------+-----| | 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A | | hold: | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------+-----| | 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A | | rights: | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. Additional information: | Notification using the Total Voting | | | Rights figure of 98,842,383 | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 14. Contact name: | Kenny Melville | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 15. Contact telephone | 0131 243 5301 | | number: | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ =--END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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August 25, 2009 10:55 ET (14:55 GMT)