Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9136H

Sports Direct International Plc

16 March 2018

Date: 16 March 2018

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 15 March 2018 it purchased 171,950 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 366.553 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 100,299,055 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 540,303,314.

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:	15-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	14,243
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	366.62

Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	15-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	98,214
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	366.47

Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	15-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	42,059
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	366.66

Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	15-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	17,434
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	366.72

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
15/03/2018	15:28:57.335	669	370.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:28:57.335	507	370.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:28:57.635	1567	370.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:30:18.376	750	370.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:28:57.340	665	370	BATE
15/03/2018	15:28:57.340	570	370	BATE
15/03/2018	15:31:11.154	534	369.9	XLON
15/03/2018	15:31:11.154	1042	369.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:31:11.154	538	369.9	XLON
15/03/2018	15:31:31.557	660	369.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:26:08.184	730	369.6	XLON
15/03/2018	15:26:08.184	200	369.6	XLON
15/03/2018	15:26:08.184	1026	369.6	XLON
15/03/2018	15:31:31.557	268	369.6	BATE
15/03/2018	15:31:31.557	665	369.6	BATE
15/03/2018	15:31:31.558	839	369.6	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:31:31.559	819	369.5	XLON
15/03/2018	15:24:40.257	3673	369.4	XLON
15/03/2018	15:25:11.094	1180	369.3	XLON
15/03/2018	15:32:57.952	384	369.3	XLON
15/03/2018	15:32:57.954	113	369.3	XLON
15/03/2018	15:24:40.329	56	369.2	XLON
15/03/2018	15:32:58.341	290	369.1	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:32:58.348	300	369.1	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:33:07.984	798	369	BATE
15/03/2018	15:33:07.985	149	369	BATE
15/03/2018	16:28:21.215	225	368.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:27:59.179	310	368.8	BATE
15/03/2018	16:28:00.357	278	368.8	BATE
15/03/2018	15:37:30.757	784	368.7	XLON
15/03/2018	15:37:30.757	588	368.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:37:30.757	626	368.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:16:31.205	123	368.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:16:31.205	159	368.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:17:05.107	270	368.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:17:05.107	653	368.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:17:05.118	950	368.7	XLON
15/03/2018	16:17:05.118	703	368.7	XLON
15/03/2018	16:27:41.483	59	368.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:29:58.184	567	368.7	XLON
15/03/2018	15:37:30.757	751	368.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:37:30.757	593	368.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:17:05.107	567	368.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:27:29.714	195	368.6	XLON
15/03/2018	16:27:29.714	200	368.6	XLON
15/03/2018	16:27:29.714	59	368.6	XLON
15/03/2018	16:27:29.714	195	368.6	XLON
15/03/2018	16:28:00.354	500	368.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:15:15.203	20	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:15:15.203	950	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:15:15.203	87	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:15:15.203	650	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:17:06.256	676	368.5	BATE
15/03/2018	16:26:51.204	400	368.5	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:26:58.184	292	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:26:59.153	796	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:27:29.710	591	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:28:24.464	560	368.5	XLON
15/03/2018	16:23:19.727	70	368.4	XLON
15/03/2018	16:23:19.727	312	368.4	XLON
15/03/2018	16:19:01.006	194	368.3	XLON
15/03/2018	16:23:19.722	662	368.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:23:19.723	535	368.3	XLON
15/03/2018	16:29:48.883	634	368.3	XLON
15/03/2018	16:20:18.184	63	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:20:18.184	83	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:20:18.184	400	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:20:18.184	51	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:24:29.536	628	368.2	BATE
15/03/2018	16:24:29.536	100	368.2	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:24:29.536	566	368.2	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:24:31.565	670	368.2	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:25:24.887	633	368.2	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:25:24.887	573	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:25:24.890	510	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	16:29:48.883	30	368.2	XLON
15/03/2018	15:38:21.791	760	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:38:24.210	5	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:38:24.210	399	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:38:24.211	21	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	15:38:24.211	199	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	16:24:31.566	664	368.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:24:31.566	624	368.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:24:31.566	849	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	16:24:31.566	642	368.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:25:26.740	558	368.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:25:26.740	485	368.1	XLON
15/03/2018	16:29:48.878	671	368.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:46:55.322	671	368	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:46:55.322	577	368	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:46:55.322	578	368	XLON
15/03/2018	15:46:55.322	564	368	XLON
15/03/2018	16:04:33.471	512	368	XLON
15/03/2018	16:04:33.470	585	368	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:04:33.471	580	368	XLON
15/03/2018	16:21:46.136	805	368	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:09:56.533	421	367.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:09:56.533	201	367.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:09:56.533	399	367.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:09:56.533	274	367.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:04:35.072	950	367.8	XLON
15/03/2018	15:49:46.365	754	367.7	XLON
15/03/2018	15:49:46.366	75	367.7	XLON
15/03/2018	15:50:42.619	629	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:50:42.619	77	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:50:42.620	534	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:07:02.238	555	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:07:02.238	196	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:07:02.239	364	367.7	TRQX
15/03/2018	16:07:09.866	1743	367.7	XLON
15/03/2018	15:50:42.623	675	367.6	BATE
15/03/2018	15:50:42.623	1134	367.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:00:15.346	2010	367.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:10:03.089	629	367.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:10:03.089	571	367.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:10:03.089	551	367.6	XLON
15/03/2018	16:00:15.344	559	367.5	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:00:15.344	38	367.5	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:00:15.344	468	367.5	CHIX
15/03/2018	16:11:44.010	670	367.5	XLON
15/03/2018	15:40:28.744	593	367.4	XLON
15/03/2018	15:54:25.493	828	367.4	XLON
15/03/2018	16:00:15.346	163	367.4	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:00:47.173	48	367.2	XLON
15/03/2018	15:00:47.173	203	367.2	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:09.140	750	367.1	XLON
15/03/2018	14:50:48.184	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:50:48.184	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:50:48.184	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:50:48.184	328	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:08.137	321	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:52:40.276	600	367	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:52:40.276	74	367	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:52:40.278	320	367	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:55:09.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:09.137	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:09.140	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:09.140	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:48.185	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:48.185	200	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:48.189	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:55:54.172	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:56:18.183	249	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:56:18.188	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:56:21.009	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:56:25.041	590	367	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:56:25.048	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:56:41.866	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:59:06.560	400	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:59:06.563	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:59:38.183	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:00:47.173	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:00:54.941	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:02:14.631	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:03:11.997	651	367	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	497	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	200	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	53	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:10:01.015	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:10:07.885	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:10:16.115	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:10:16.118	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:10:17.450	254	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:12:38.183	500	367	XLON
15/03/2018	15:12:38.183	300	367	XLON
15/03/2018	14:49:51.205	500	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:50:10.928	723	366.9	BATE
15/03/2018	14:50:10.928	300	366.9	BATE
15/03/2018	14:50:30.342	722	366.9	BATE
15/03/2018	14:57:28.007	593	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:57:28.007	480	366.9	XLON
15/03/2018	14:57:28.007	411	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:57:28.007	226	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.183	580	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.183	626	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	644	366.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	223	366.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:04:18.184	452	366.9	TRQX
15/03/2018	15:09:27.961	646	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	15:10:55.681	671	366.9	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:50:52.286	670	366.8	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:50:52.286	591	366.8	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	613	366.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	121	366.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	543	366.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	235	366.7	XLON
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	600	366.7	BATE
15/03/2018	14:48:23.760	324	366.7	XLON
15/03/2018	14:43:17.853	419	366.5	XLON
15/03/2018	14:43:17.854	538	366.5	XLON
15/03/2018	14:43:17.854	107	366.5	XLON
15/03/2018	14:39:48.185	555	366.4	XLON
15/03/2018	14:43:17.854	590	366.4	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:43:17.854	663	366.4	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:31:28.199	200	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:31:28.199	304	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:31:28.199	500	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:35:14.228	262	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:35:14.228	337	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:37:48.184	200	366.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:39:48.186	644	366.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:36:08.185	567	366.2	XLON
15/03/2018	14:33:34.547	611	366.1	BATE
15/03/2018	14:33:55.857	679	366.1	BATE
15/03/2018	12:50:07.329	517	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:18:03.026	1396	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:18:03.026	274	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:18:03.026	421	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:18:03.026	700	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:18:03.026	395	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:41:28.077	418	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:41:28.077	831	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:41:28.077	520	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	13:41:28.077	1325	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	14:02:55.278	503	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	14:24:25.843	581	365.5	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:24:25.843	592	365.5	TRQX
15/03/2018	14:24:25.843	564	365.5	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.536	600	365.4	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.536	219	365.4	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.536	950	365.3	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.536	601	365.3	XLON
15/03/2018	13:02:50.164	590	365.3	XLON
15/03/2018	14:03:20.663	292	365.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:03:20.663	279	365.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	14:03:20.667	616	365.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:04:29.576	950	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	10:04:29.576	109	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:48:28.184	306	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:48:28.184	18	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.533	1352	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:50:24.533	495	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	13:02:50.162	659	365.2	BATE
15/03/2018	13:02:50.162	504	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	13:02:50.162	653	365.2	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:02:50.162	598	365.2	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:02:50.164	950	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	13:02:50.164	290	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	13:07:14.639	494	365.2	XLON
15/03/2018	10:04:08.886	297	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:04:08.886	277	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:04:29.572	56	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:04:29.573	512	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:07:48.185	560	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	13:25:52.700	109	365.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:25:52.700	562	365.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:35:20.302	550	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	13:38:38.029	595	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	13:38:38.029	481	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	13:50:16.866	492	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	14:03:20.673	552	365.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:07:48.286	574	365	XLON
15/03/2018	12:47:18.183	600	365	XLON
15/03/2018	12:47:48.184	585	365	XLON
15/03/2018	13:25:52.701	420	365	BATE
15/03/2018	13:25:52.701	150	365	BATE
15/03/2018	13:25:52.701	603	365	TRQX
15/03/2018	13:38:38.031	654	365	BATE
15/03/2018	13:38:38.031	545	365	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:38:38.032	670	365	TRQX
15/03/2018	13:56:52.864	631	365	CHIX
15/03/2018	13:56:52.864	485	365	XLON
15/03/2018	13:56:52.864	552	365	CHIX
15/03/2018	12:47:18.183	200	364.9	XLON
15/03/2018	12:47:18.183	290	364.9	XLON
15/03/2018	10:08:50.206	671	364.8	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:08:50.206	622	364.8	BATE
15/03/2018	10:08:50.206	579	364.8	TRQX
15/03/2018	14:08:37.056	278	364.8	XLON
15/03/2018	14:08:37.056	610	364.8	TRQX
15/03/2018	14:08:37.057	654	364.8	BATE
15/03/2018	14:08:37.058	243	364.8	XLON
15/03/2018	14:11:50.206	648	364.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:02:08.732	86	364.6	XLON
15/03/2018	10:08:50.207	515	364.6	XLON
15/03/2018	10:08:50.207	48	364.6	XLON
15/03/2018	09:43:57.814	596	364.4	XLON
15/03/2018	10:13:30.117	362	364.4	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:13:30.117	236	364.4	CHIX
15/03/2018	09:17:47.869	566	364.3	XLON
15/03/2018	09:23:39.032	583	364.3	XLON
15/03/2018	09:43:57.814	165	364.3	TRQX
15/03/2018	09:43:57.815	386	364.3	TRQX
15/03/2018	09:53:05.996	556	364.3	XLON
15/03/2018	09:53:37.274	634	364.2	CHIX
15/03/2018	09:25:39.960	587	364.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:23:18.543	494	364.1	XLON
15/03/2018	09:18:13.947	583	364	XLON
15/03/2018	09:18:13.947	577	364	XLON
15/03/2018	09:18:13.947	533	364	XLON
15/03/2018	09:25:39.959	528	364	XLON
15/03/2018	10:25:33.037	588	364	XLON
15/03/2018	09:55:05.357	257	363.9	XLON
15/03/2018	09:55:23.766	224	363.9	XLON
15/03/2018	09:32:02.480	516	363.8	XLON
15/03/2018	09:32:02.480	548	363.8	TRQX
15/03/2018	10:25:33.039	615	363.8	CHIX
15/03/2018	12:13:46.783	520	363.8	XLON
15/03/2018	12:23:33.392	581	363.6	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:36:36.928	485	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	11:56:44.013	505	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	11:56:44.013	38	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	12:24:21.303	520	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	12:24:21.303	569	363.5	BATE
15/03/2018	12:24:21.303	531	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	12:24:21.303	626	363.5	TRQX
15/03/2018	12:36:08.665	588	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	12:36:08.665	580	363.5	XLON
15/03/2018	10:36:36.928	610	363.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	10:51:58.197	651	363.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	12:36:08.668	571	363.3	CHIX
15/03/2018	12:36:08.667	614	363.3	TRQX
15/03/2018	10:51:58.197	563	363.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:37:29.346	548	363.2	XLON
15/03/2018	12:45:14.577	541	363.2	XLON
15/03/2018	09:12:18.184	437	363.1	XLON
15/03/2018	09:12:18.184	17	363.1	XLON
15/03/2018	09:12:18.184	240	363.1	XLON
15/03/2018	10:40:42.975	520	363.1	XLON
15/03/2018	11:23:28.009	550	363	CHIX
15/03/2018	11:23:28.010	547	363	XLON
15/03/2018	10:58:14.427	569	362.9	XLON
15/03/2018	11:31:01.987	566	362.8	XLON
15/03/2018	09:10:50.124	510	362.6	XLON
15/03/2018	08:20:35.069	606	362.1	CHIX
15/03/2018	08:20:35.069	540	362.1	XLON
15/03/2018	09:01:30.018	505	361.7	XLON
15/03/2018	09:01:30.018	554	361.7	CHIX
15/03/2018	08:20:35.070	645	361.5	BATE
15/03/2018	09:01:30.018	702	361.3	TRQX
15/03/2018	09:05:30.038	553	361.2	BATE
15/03/2018	08:20:36.353	495	360.7	XLON