Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9102F

Sports Direct International Plc

02 August 2016

 

Released: 02 August 2016

Sports Direct International Plc

02 August 2016

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 01 August 2016 it purchased 162,426 of its ordinary shares from Citigroup Global Markets Limited (acting as the Company's broker) at a price of 284.6 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 42,918,215 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 597,684,154.

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Sports Direct International plc

Dave Forsey, Chief Executive

Matt Pearson, Acting Chief Financial Officer

T. 0344 245 9200

KBA PR                                   

Keith Bishop

T. 0344 245 9200

 

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