Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3118E

Sports Direct International Plc

08 April 2014

 

8 April 2014

Sports Direct International plc

("The Company")

Holdings in the Company

The Company was notified on 8 April 2014 that MASH Holdings Limited (which is wholly owned by Mike Ashley) had disposed of 24,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company (which represents 4.0% of the issued share capital of the Company) on 7 April 2014 at a price of 850 pence per ordinary share. Following this disposal, MASH Holdings Limited holds an interest in 345,400,000 ordinary shares of the Company (with full voting rights), which represents 57.7% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. In connection with this disposal, MASH Holdings Limited has agreed not to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any interest in any ordinary shares of the Company, or enter into any transaction having a similar economic effect, for a period of 150 days from 7 April 2014, without the consent of Goldman Sachs International who acted as sole bookrunner.

For further information, please contact:

Sports Direct International plc Dave Forsey, Chief Executive Jeff Blue, Strategic Development Director

0845 129 9200

 

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