Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 5076J

Sports Direct International Plc

03 April 2018

Date: 3 April 2018

SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC ("Sports Direct" or "the Company")

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights

Sports Direct announces that on 29 March 2018 it purchased 145,053 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 368.989747 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 101,872,338 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 538,730,031.

In accordance with DTR 5.6.1 of the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Company is required to notify the market of the total number of voting rights and capital in the Company as at the end of each calendar month in which an increase or decrease has occurred.

The issued share capital of the Company is comprised of 640,602,369 ordinary shares of 10p each. As 101,872,338 of these ordinary shares are held as treasury shares, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 538,730,031.

This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases made is set out below.

Aggregated information:

Platform code	BATE
Date of purchase:	29-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	7,371
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	368.94

Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	29-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	97,116
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	369.20

Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	29-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	30,482
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	368.45

Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	29-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	10,084
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	368.59

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
29/03/2018	08:51:07.059	1199	371	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:07.059	953	371	XLON
29/03/2018	09:38:33.024	611	371	XLON
29/03/2018	09:32:54.658	624	370.8	XLON
29/03/2018	09:38:33.026	290	370.8	XLON
29/03/2018	09:38:33.026	78	370.8	XLON
29/03/2018	09:38:33.026	202	370.8	XLON
29/03/2018	08:38:35.591	616	370.7	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:20.068	624	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:20.068	589	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:20.068	582	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:20.068	635	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	08:56:54.772	1640	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	09:00:54.290	2511	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	09:00:54.290	28	370.6	XLON
29/03/2018	08:31:14.057	591	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:33:10.006	593	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:35:06.990	1244	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:35:06.990	280	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:35:45.147	1244	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:35:45.147	267	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:36:58.628	637	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:36:58.628	562	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:37:48.171	582	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:38:35.591	542	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:39:30.015	709	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:39:35.014	570	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:39:43.047	1853	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:40:02.342	3211	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:40:02.342	143	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:53:52.503	552	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	08:56:54.768	564	370.5	XLON
29/03/2018	09:03:14.252	514	370.5	CHIX
29/03/2018	09:03:14.252	601	370.5	BATE
29/03/2018	09:15:03.438	610	370.5	CHIX
29/03/2018	09:18:41.556	541	370.5	TRQX
29/03/2018	09:38:33.026	526	370.5	CHIX
29/03/2018	08:48:31.540	555	370.4	XLON
29/03/2018	08:57:34.103	122	370.4	XLON
29/03/2018	08:57:34.103	691	370.4	XLON
29/03/2018	09:15:03.438	568	370.4	XLON
29/03/2018	09:15:03.438	560	370.4	XLON
29/03/2018	08:38:35.632	575	370.3	CHIX
29/03/2018	08:38:35.632	550	370.3	BATE
29/03/2018	08:38:35.632	556	370.3	BATE
29/03/2018	08:40:02.339	511	370.3	XLON
29/03/2018	08:40:02.339	260	370.3	XLON
29/03/2018	09:18:41.557	1017	370.2	XLON
29/03/2018	09:21:25.074	669	370.2	XLON
29/03/2018	09:21:25.074	520	370.2	XLON
29/03/2018	08:28:30.013	726	370	XLON
29/03/2018	08:28:30.013	482	370	XLON
29/03/2018	08:28:50.008	2501	370	XLON
29/03/2018	08:45:48.259	594	370	XLON
29/03/2018	08:51:34.003	546	370	XLON
29/03/2018	09:26:03.597	545	370	BATE
29/03/2018	09:26:03.596	540	370	XLON
29/03/2018	09:26:03.596	514	370	XLON
29/03/2018	09:26:03.596	640	370	XLON
29/03/2018	09:39:56.179	605	370	XLON
29/03/2018	09:41:32.158	591	369.9	TRQX
29/03/2018	09:42:04.291	567	369.8	XLON
29/03/2018	09:27:02.321	624	369.7	TRQX
29/03/2018	09:42:04.291	566	369.7	XLON
29/03/2018	09:27:02.321	607	369.6	CHIX
29/03/2018	09:27:02.321	1061	369.6	XLON
29/03/2018	10:14:23.271	617	369.6	XLON
29/03/2018	10:14:23.271	582	369.6	CHIX
29/03/2018	10:25:18.752	552	369.6	XLON
29/03/2018	10:25:18.752	248	369.6	XLON
29/03/2018	10:25:18.752	346	369.6	XLON
29/03/2018	09:45:46.052	614	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	10:00:00.327	80	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	10:00:00.327	51	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	10:00:00.327	413	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	10:18:04.020	575	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	10:18:04.020	28	369.4	XLON
29/03/2018	09:48:31.657	613	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	09:52:48.139	67	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	09:52:48.139	455	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	09:52:48.196	589	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:55:05.494	500	369.3	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:03:06.970	554	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:03:06.970	530	369.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:03:06.971	563	369.3	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:03:06.971	557	369.3	TRQX
29/03/2018	10:30:09.670	497	369.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:03:06.971	69	369.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:03:06.971	495	369.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	10:30:09.670	842	369.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:55:05.492	812	369.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:55:05.492	562	369.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:10.042	373	369.1	TRQX
29/03/2018	10:07:43.170	281	369	TRQX
29/03/2018	10:07:43.170	323	369	TRQX
29/03/2018	16:19:02.803	527	369	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:02.816	192	369	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:02.816	300	369	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:02.816	99	369	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:38.717	523	369	XLON
29/03/2018	16:19:38.717	27	369	XLON
29/03/2018	09:27:08.175	603	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	09:56:14.223	568	368.9	XLON
29/03/2018	10:37:41.008	523	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	14:30:14.934	528	368.9	CHIX
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	200	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	616	368.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	13	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	110	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	250	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	14:39:47.165	240	368.9	CHIX
29/03/2018	14:39:47.165	312	368.9	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:57:00.895	547	368.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:57:00.895	605	368.9	XLON
29/03/2018	16:03:52.642	516	368.9	XLON
29/03/2018	16:18:39.036	11	368.9	TRQX
29/03/2018	16:19:38.717	600	368.9	BATE
29/03/2018	16:19:38.717	499	368.9	TRQX
29/03/2018	14:41:24.702	634	368.8	XLON
29/03/2018	16:19:38.720	480	368.8	XLON
29/03/2018	16:19:38.720	157	368.8	XLON
29/03/2018	13:48:52.447	97	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	13:48:52.456	488	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	13:54:44.106	333	368.7	CHIX
29/03/2018	13:54:44.106	275	368.7	CHIX
29/03/2018	14:08:49.152	590	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	14:30:14.935	598	368.7	TRQX
29/03/2018	15:51:35.105	411	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	15:51:35.105	215	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	15:51:35.105	618	368.7	XLON
29/03/2018	16:19:38.721	235	368.7	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:19:38.721	278	368.7	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:24:29.715	813	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	13:19:18.318	552	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	14:00:24.419	387	368.6	TRQX
29/03/2018	14:00:24.419	227	368.6	TRQX
29/03/2018	14:03:15.862	1472	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	14:13:52.718	33	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	14:14:22.881	509	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	15:51:50.532	498	368.6	TRQX
29/03/2018	16:06:11.566	597	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	16:06:11.566	539	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	16:06:13.565	509	368.6	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:20:35.215	912	368.6	XLON
29/03/2018	10:40:35.825	800	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	10:40:35.825	125	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	11:17:59.391	612	368.5	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:17:59.391	576	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	11:17:59.391	548	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	11:19:34.291	567	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	16:07:13.653	506	368.5	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:22:30.056	529	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	16:23:44.806	608	368.5	XLON
29/03/2018	15:12:10.060	1250	368.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:10.067	595	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:48:34.776	1870	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:48:34.776	18	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:07:13.653	303	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:07:13.653	293	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:08:24.912	208	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:08:24.912	317	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:08:24.912	517	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:27:00.007	726	368.4	XLON
29/03/2018	16:27:00.080	480	368.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:27:00.080	272	368.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:30:28.278	205	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	11:30:28.278	361	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	13:20:11.935	612	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:12:10.102	811	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:43:04.290	600	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:48:59.861	575	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:07:13.654	592	368.3	BATE
29/03/2018	16:12:19.057	583	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:20:46.119	514	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:20:46.119	825	368.3	XLON
29/03/2018	16:27:02.710	142	368.3	TRQX
29/03/2018	16:27:02.710	31	368.3	TRQX
29/03/2018	12:57:55.036	545	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	12:57:55.036	642	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:00:34.620	200	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:00:59.185	343	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:00:59.185	634	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:01:35.284	56	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:01:39.903	400	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:01:54.292	75	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	13:01:54.292	568	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	14:55:25.025	570	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:10.097	495	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:18.392	90	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	15:12:18.392	459	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	15:43:31.906	549	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:48:35.219	94	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	15:48:59.862	618	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	16:08:57.613	974	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	16:14:32.170	330	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:23:58.856	552	368.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:25:13.762	580	368.2	XLON
29/03/2018	16:26:40.047	531	368.2	BATE
29/03/2018	16:27:02.706	100	368.2	TRQX
29/03/2018	16:27:02.706	990	368.2	TRQX
29/03/2018	10:43:17.025	576	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	10:51:54.068	611	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	11:30:56.169	561	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	11:36:15.603	342	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:37:43.821	154	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	12:53:17.696	261	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	12:53:17.696	316	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	13:02:43.026	539	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:00:43.539	219	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:18.389	545	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:12:18.390	528	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:18.389	385	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:12:18.390	585	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:12:18.389	195	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:43:31.907	448	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:43:31.907	634	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:43:31.907	96	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:43:31.907	335	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:43:31.907	362	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	16:08:57.615	604	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:08:57.615	527	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:13:11.586	621	368.1	XLON
29/03/2018	16:14:32.170	89	368.1	CHIX
29/03/2018	10:43:17.028	530	368	TRQX
29/03/2018	11:37:43.825	533	368	TRQX
29/03/2018	14:51:52.158	640	368	CHIX
29/03/2018	14:56:44.357	542	368	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:00:43.532	584	368	BATE
29/03/2018	15:00:43.533	27	368	BATE
29/03/2018	15:00:43.539	53	368	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:00:43.539	1250	368	CHIX
29/03/2018	16:14:32.170	524	368	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:37:43.918	598	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:50:21.818	508	367.9	CHIX
29/03/2018	14:50:21.818	532	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:50:21.818	634	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:56:47.726	550	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:56:47.727	609	367.9	TRQX
29/03/2018	14:56:47.726	641	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:56:47.726	103	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:56:47.727	487	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:00:43.538	264	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:00:43.538	322	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:00:43.538	158	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:00:43.538	478	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:10:35.672	592	367.9	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:14:39.861	534	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	15:14:39.861	583	367.9	XLON
29/03/2018	14:50:21.819	573	367.8	BATE
29/03/2018	11:42:02.237	594	367.6	XLON
29/03/2018	11:45:29.363	531	367.6	XLON
29/03/2018	12:44:32.822	446	367.5	XLON
29/03/2018	12:44:32.823	87	367.5	XLON
29/03/2018	12:44:32.823	31	367.5	XLON
29/03/2018	12:44:43.438	516	367.4	TRQX
29/03/2018	15:05:07.647	525	367.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:05:07.647	597	367.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:17:15.398	914	367.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:21:46.939	570	367.4	TRQX
29/03/2018	15:21:46.941	539	367.4	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:26:24.729	227	367.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:26:24.729	381	367.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:29:37.753	554	367.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:30:53.056	560	367.4	XLON
29/03/2018	15:05:07.647	635	367.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:17:15.398	538	367.3	XLON
29/03/2018	15:30:53.057	582	367.3	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:30:53.057	561	367.3	CHIX
29/03/2018	15:30:53.057	553	367.3	TRQX
29/03/2018	12:04:55.323	25	367.2	XLON
29/03/2018	12:05:05.123	321	367.2	XLON
29/03/2018	12:05:05.123	264	367.2	XLON
29/03/2018	12:08:47.131	548	367.2	XLON
29/03/2018	12:29:47.467	524	367.2	CHIX
29/03/2018	11:54:40.482	513	367.1	BATE
29/03/2018	11:59:56.791	161	367.1	XLON
29/03/2018	12:29:47.468	609	367.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:09:16.869	642	367.1	XLON
29/03/2018	15:09:16.870	522	366.9	CHIX