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RNS Number : 1317M

Crystal Amber Fund Limited

12 September 2012

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are     Invesco Limited / Crystal Amber Fund Limited (Concert 
 being disclosed:                                            Party) 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions    N/A 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
 insufficient 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   JJB Sports plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an             N/A 
 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                  12 September 2012 
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 (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they     NO 
 today disclosing, under the Code in 
 respect of any other party to this offer? 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant security:             Ordinary 1p Shares 
                                             GB00B646JG43 
-----------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
                                    Interests        Short positions 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                                  Number      %        Number      % 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:      28,897,125   7.12 
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 (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options): 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell: 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                       28,897,125   7.12 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
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If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per 
      security                                                 unit 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
 
 
   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 Class of relevant security     Product         Nature of dealing       Number of      Price 
                               description     e.g. opening/closing     reference     per unit 
                                e.g. CFD      a long/short position,    securities 
                                               increasing/reducing 
                                              a long/short position 
---------------------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 
   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class         Product         Writing,        Number of      Exercise price        Type         Expiry    Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,     securities to       per unit       e.g. American,    date      money 
   security       e.g. call       selling,       which option                         European                 paid/ 
                   option       varying etc.       relates                              etc.                  received 
                                                                                                              per unit 
-------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 Class of relevant   Product description    Number of    Exercise price per unit 
      security         e.g. call option     securities 
------------------  --------------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
------------------  --------------------  --------  ---------------------- 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or 
  any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   none 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 
  making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   none 
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   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
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 Date of disclosure:   12 September 2012 
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 Contact name:         Sam Edwards (Invesco) 
                        Kevin Smith (Crystal Amber) 
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 Telephone number:     01491 416381 (Invesco) 
                        01481 737495 (Crystal Amber) 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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