Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7178F

Sports Direct International Plc

29 July 2016

SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Sports Direct International plc (the "Company") was informed on 26 July 2016 that Claire Jenkins (a Non-Executive Director of the Company) had sold 16,971 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company and repurchased the same number of shares through an ISA account. There has been no change to Claire Jenkins' total beneficial holding of 21,725 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company as a result of these transactions.

The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Claire Jenkins
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment:	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Sports Direct International plc
b)	LEI:	213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code:	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB00B1QH8P22
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Disposal from share account
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) £2.553720		Volume(s) 16,971
d)	Aggregated information: - Aggregated volume - Price	Price	Volume		Total
		£2.553720	16,971		£43,339.18
e)	Date of the transaction:	26 July 2016
f)	Place of the transaction:	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code:	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB00B1QH8P22
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Purchase via ISA
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) £2.56		Volume(s) 16,971
d)	Aggregated information: - Aggregated volume - Price	Price	Volume		Total
		£2.56	16,971		£43,445.76
e)	Date of the transaction:	26 July 2016
f)	Place of the transaction:	London Stock Exchange (XLON)