Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9961I

Sports Direct International Plc

27 March 2018

Date: 27 March 2018

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 26 March 2018 it purchased 166,755 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 375.703265 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 101,434,638 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 539,167,731.

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:	26-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	10,350
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	375.27

Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	26-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	95,461
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	376.00

Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	26-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	48,214
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	375.19

Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	26-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	12,730
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	375.76

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
26/03/2018	09:21:18.998	188	385.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:18.998	439	385.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:20:19.006	532	385.2	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:19.005	167	385.2	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:20.279	379	385.2	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:20.279	677	385.2	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:20.279	87	385.2	XLON
26/03/2018	09:21:20.280	520	385.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:21:20.282	547	385.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:21:20.280	196	385	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:21:20.280	332	385	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:10:33.111	768	384.8	XLON
26/03/2018	09:10:33.116	600	384.8	XLON
26/03/2018	09:10:33.116	35	384.8	XLON
26/03/2018	09:10:33.113	905	384.6	XLON
26/03/2018	09:10:33.113	643	384.6	XLON
26/03/2018	09:26:19.384	125	384.6	XLON
26/03/2018	09:26:19.384	422	384.6	XLON
26/03/2018	09:26:19.384	55	384.6	XLON
26/03/2018	09:14:08.681	142	384.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:14:08.681	463	384.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:24:11.955	128	384.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:26:19.384	101	384.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:26:42.034	181	384.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:28:15.699	284	384.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:28:15.698	917	384.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:28:15.698	478	384.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:28:15.698	55	384.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:12:17.283	535	384.3	XLON
26/03/2018	09:28:16.866	318	384	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:28:16.866	224	384	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:28:16.867	800	383.9	XLON
26/03/2018	09:28:16.867	197	383.9	XLON
26/03/2018	09:28:16.867	357	383.8	BATE
26/03/2018	09:28:16.867	158	383.8	BATE
26/03/2018	09:29:45.122	669	382.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:38:33.438	503	381.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:38:35.757	434	381.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:38:35.758	332	381.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:38:35.758	536	381.4	XLON
26/03/2018	09:03:01.356	693	380.5	XLON
26/03/2018	09:42:02.180	627	380.5	XLON
26/03/2018	09:42:02.180	626	380.5	XLON
26/03/2018	09:03:01.356	548	380.3	XLON
26/03/2018	09:43:08.531	612	380.3	XLON
26/03/2018	09:03:08.069	604	380.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:03:08.069	594	380.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:03:08.071	1	380.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:03:08.073	562	380.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	08:47:49.668	631	379.7	XLON
26/03/2018	08:47:49.668	142	379.7	XLON
26/03/2018	09:43:51.478	405	379.7	XLON
26/03/2018	09:43:51.480	546	379.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:43:51.483	159	379.7	XLON
26/03/2018	09:48:11.576	551	379.6	XLON
26/03/2018	08:47:50.721	571	379.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:47:50.721	594	379.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:47:50.721	593	379.4	TRQX
26/03/2018	10:03:39.360	600	379.1	XLON
26/03/2018	10:05:04.031	535	379.1	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:20.795	604	379	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:20.795	813	379	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:20.801	605	379	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:21.780	69	379	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:21.780	317	379	XLON
26/03/2018	08:33:43.869	275	379	XLON
26/03/2018	10:05:04.032	504	379	CHIX
26/03/2018	09:49:31.042	571	378.9	XLON
26/03/2018	08:50:06.667	686	378.8	XLON
26/03/2018	08:50:06.667	567	378.8	XLON
26/03/2018	08:50:06.672	568	378.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:05:04.034	745	378.8	XLON
26/03/2018	10:05:04.034	588	378.8	XLON
26/03/2018	10:10:27.070	570	378.8	XLON
26/03/2018	08:27:09.844	16	378.7	XLON
26/03/2018	08:27:09.844	600	378.7	XLON
26/03/2018	08:27:17.002	511	378.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:28:20.151	606	378.7	XLON
26/03/2018	08:50:06.668	527	378.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	594	378.6	BATE
26/03/2018	08:40:28.992	619	378.6	XLON
26/03/2018	08:50:06.668	150	378.6	BATE
26/03/2018	08:50:06.668	241	378.6	BATE
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	573	378.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	633	378.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	500	378.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	766	378.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:28:52.630	604	378.5	TRQX
26/03/2018	08:39:33.074	543	378.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:28:32.668	585	378.5	BATE
26/03/2018	08:40:42.858	546	378.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:16:32.461	473	378.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:16:32.461	259	378.3	XLON
26/03/2018	10:16:32.461	117	378.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:16:32.461	272	378.3	XLON
26/03/2018	10:21:20.444	583	378.3	XLON
26/03/2018	10:32:09.694	544	378.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:32:09.695	39	378.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:32:09.695	535	378.3	XLON
26/03/2018	08:40:52.592	58	378.2	BATE
26/03/2018	08:40:52.592	562	378.2	BATE
26/03/2018	09:57:52.619	535	378.2	BATE
26/03/2018	09:57:52.619	584	378.2	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:34:06.342	338	378.1	XLON
26/03/2018	08:34:06.342	266	378.1	XLON
26/03/2018	08:40:52.592	652	378.1	XLON
26/03/2018	08:55:20.492	574	378.1	XLON
26/03/2018	08:55:20.492	628	378.1	XLON
26/03/2018	09:51:45.341	522	378.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:36:05.865	58	378	CHIX
26/03/2018	10:43:09.845	526	377.9	XLON
26/03/2018	10:40:08.243	610	377.7	XLON
26/03/2018	10:57:04.563	555	377.7	XLON
26/03/2018	10:58:37.971	589	377.7	XLON
26/03/2018	11:25:35.260	101	377.7	XLON
26/03/2018	11:25:35.260	430	377.7	XLON
26/03/2018	10:40:08.243	554	377.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	10:40:08.243	25	377.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	11:06:24.528	611	377.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:19:23.216	538	377.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:28:17.549	574	377.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:28:18.913	495	377.4	TRQX
26/03/2018	09:58:17.917	566	377.3	TRQX
26/03/2018	10:47:53.647	571	377.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:14:53.503	529	377.3	BATE
26/03/2018	11:14:53.503	571	377.3	XLON
26/03/2018	11:32:07.839	582	377.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:41:20.320	632	376.8	XLON
26/03/2018	11:42:42.696	608	376.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	11:49:06.185	586	376.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:03:47.337	588	376.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:03:47.337	306	376.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:03:47.338	294	376.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:03:47.338	4	376.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:16:09.352	19	375.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:16:09.352	498	375.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:16:09.352	865	375.9	XLON
26/03/2018	12:16:09.352	613	375.9	XLON
26/03/2018	12:16:09.352	520	375.9	XLON
26/03/2018	11:54:15.132	503	375.8	BATE
26/03/2018	12:07:41.283	593	375.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:07:41.283	589	375.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	12:22:03.446	906	375.6	XLON
26/03/2018	12:07:41.282	614	375.5	XLON
26/03/2018	12:22:03.446	102	375.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:22:03.446	462	375.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:22:03.446	548	375.5	TRQX
26/03/2018	12:30:38.998	548	375.5	XLON
26/03/2018	12:22:03.449	610	375.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:31:05.136	487	375.4	XLON
26/03/2018	12:31:05.137	97	375.4	XLON
26/03/2018	12:08:29.598	500	375.3	XLON
26/03/2018	12:08:29.598	77	375.3	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.512	449	375.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.512	65	375.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.512	547	375.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:40:10.498	486	375.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:40:10.499	89	375.2	XLON
26/03/2018	12:40:10.500	571	375.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:35:55.514	574	375	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:35:55.514	507	375	TRQX
26/03/2018	12:35:55.518	242	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.518	380	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.518	3	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:52:57.226	418	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:52:57.226	326	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:52:57.227	193	375	XLON
26/03/2018	12:22:20.094	88	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	12:22:20.094	557	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	12:35:55.515	496	374.9	BATE
26/03/2018	13:12:49.982	548	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	13:12:49.982	565	374.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:12:49.982	75	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	13:20:59.000	629	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	13:22:21.342	602	374.9	XLON
26/03/2018	13:22:21.343	540	374.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:57:44.920	400	374.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:57:53.636	195	374.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	12:57:53.636	528	374.8	BATE
26/03/2018	12:57:53.637	640	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:03:49.804	626	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:04:21.334	642	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:22:25.467	500	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:24:06.387	18	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:24:06.387	547	374.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:04:30.070	517	374.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:04:30.070	284	374.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	13:24:06.388	278	374.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	12:35:57.018	105	374.4	XLON
26/03/2018	12:36:00.334	400	374.4	XLON
26/03/2018	13:33:56.749	270	374.2	XLON
26/03/2018	13:33:56.749	317	374.2	XLON
26/03/2018	13:33:56.750	753	374.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:33:56.750	584	374.1	BATE
26/03/2018	13:33:56.750	420	374.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	13:33:56.750	170	374.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	13:36:57.198	293	374.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:36:57.209	299	374.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:37:06.972	642	374	XLON
26/03/2018	13:37:06.972	538	373.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:38:05.057	300	373.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:38:05.057	384	373.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:39:18.674	562	373.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:39:18.674	690	373.3	XLON
26/03/2018	13:42:33.778	610	373.3	XLON
26/03/2018	15:39:51.481	750	373.3	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:07.757	282	373.2	XLON
26/03/2018	15:06:29.433	588	373.2	XLON
26/03/2018	15:08:07.408	593	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:08:07.408	502	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:08:07.408	322	373.1	BATE
26/03/2018	15:08:07.408	227	373.1	BATE
26/03/2018	15:39:52.518	539	373.1	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:40:45.518	951	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:44:13.621	138	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:44:31.323	427	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:44:31.323	283	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:44:31.323	668	373.1	XLON
26/03/2018	15:44:31.323	318	373.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:13:07.752	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:07.753	321	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:07.757	641	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:07.757	359	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:10.602	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:20.335	580	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:38.999	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:13:39.003	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:14:10.483	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:14:11.703	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:14:36.188	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:14:44.784	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	08:15:08.888	1000	373	XLON
26/03/2018	14:54:09.403	672	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:54:09.403	557	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:56:05.075	400	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:56:05.075	213	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:44:31.324	602	373	XLON
26/03/2018	16:07:49.936	600	373	XLON
26/03/2018	16:07:49.936	70	373	XLON
26/03/2018	16:08:19.873	519	373	XLON
26/03/2018	16:09:24.563	624	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:09:24.569	602	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:09:44.789	500	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:09:45.484	32	373	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:15:16.735	539	372.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	08:15:16.735	513	372.9	BATE
26/03/2018	14:00:45.327	523	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	14:00:45.327	607	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	14:00:45.327	567	372.9	BATE
26/03/2018	14:00:45.327	586	372.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:44:17.368	250	372.9	BATE
26/03/2018	14:44:17.368	275	372.9	BATE
26/03/2018	15:10:45.541	112	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	15:10:45.541	487	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	15:10:45.541	528	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	16:09:53.513	200	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	16:10:09.552	462	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	16:10:09.552	156	372.9	XLON
26/03/2018	14:00:50.126	576	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:17:27.683	517	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:44:17.368	474	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:44:17.368	165	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:44:17.369	592	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:44:17.375	613	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:57:34.928	195	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:57:34.928	600	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:57:34.929	359	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	585	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	65	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	200	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	455	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	239	372.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	60	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	179	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	15:38:06.720	95	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:08:27.496	686	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:08:27.496	585	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:09:45.485	489	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:09:46.017	12	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:10:09.553	76	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:10:09.553	535	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:10:09.553	90	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:12:52.019	634	372.8	XLON
26/03/2018	14:44:17.370	401	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	14:44:17.371	202	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:24:13.435	588	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:24:13.435	174	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:24:13.435	584	372.7	XLON
26/03/2018	15:24:13.435	430	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:29:34.582	500	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:29:34.582	91	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:29:34.587	900	372.7	XLON
26/03/2018	15:45:39.336	302	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:45:41.205	273	372.7	TRQX
26/03/2018	15:45:41.313	927	372.7	XLON
26/03/2018	16:06:50.011	1044	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:12:52.019	157	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:12:52.023	442	372.7	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:12:52.025	786	372.7	XLON
26/03/2018	13:48:26.386	590	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	13:48:26.386	620	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	13:48:26.386	497	372.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	13:48:26.387	15	372.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	14:01:16.627	625	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	14:17:27.685	633	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:11:04.473	12	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:13:07.209	782	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:14:01.376	12	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:14:01.376	591	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:14:01.376	137	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:14:01.376	624	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:29:34.588	498	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:36:30.074	564	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:45:41.206	300	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:49:01.911	826	372.6	XLON
26/03/2018	15:49:01.916	142	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:49:01.918	227	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:49:04.612	100	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:49:09.330	97	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:06:50.011	500	372.6	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:12:55.165	12	372.6	BATE
26/03/2018	16:12:57.787	572	372.6	BATE
26/03/2018	16:12:57.787	277	372.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	16:12:57.787	241	372.6	TRQX
26/03/2018	08:10:38.660	388	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:10:38.660	127	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:10:38.660	125	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:10:38.665	847	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	16:05:04.198	202	372.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:05:04.198	258	372.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:05:04.199	151	372.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:05:17.134	605	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	16:06:09.844	200	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	16:06:09.844	115	372.5	XLON
26/03/2018	08:15:59.352	634	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	14:13:00.223	521	372.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:13:00.223	389	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	14:13:00.223	131	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	14:19:56.966	576	372.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:35:34.525	442	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	14:35:34.525	153	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	14:44:17.563	598	372.4	XLON
26/03/2018	15:54:07.670	576	372.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:35:34.525	137	372.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	14:35:34.525	475	372.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:25:09.366	96	372.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:54:07.694	601	372.2	XLON
26/03/2018	15:58:07.915	479	372.2	XLON
26/03/2018	15:58:07.915	150	372.2	XLON
26/03/2018	16:16:10.192	52	372.2	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:16:10.192	241	372.2	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:16:10.192	243	372.2	CHIX
26/03/2018	15:58:07.916	523	372.1	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:16:10.189	606	372.1	XLON
26/03/2018	16:19:25.299	500	372.1	XLON
26/03/2018	16:19:25.300	75	372.1	XLON
26/03/2018	15:58:25.254	496	372	BATE
26/03/2018	14:24:46.357	588	371.9	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:19:25.319	519	371.9	TRQX
26/03/2018	16:19:25.811	3	371.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:19:25.811	721	371.8	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:19:25.812	606	371.8	XLON
26/03/2018	16:27:58.997	259	371.6	XLON
26/03/2018	16:27:58.997	51	371.6	XLON
26/03/2018	16:26:55.952	338	371.5	XLON
26/03/2018	16:27:51.597	480	371.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:27:51.597	29	371.5	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:22:21.052	513	371.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:24:51.743	352	371.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:24:51.743	173	371.4	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:26:55.952	23	371.4	XLON
26/03/2018	16:25:11.978	552	371.3	BATE
26/03/2018	16:26:51.597	587	371.3	CHIX
26/03/2018	16:26:55.952	91	371.3	XLON
26/03/2018	16:26:55.952	417	371.3	XLON
26/03/2018	15:59:05.590	504	371.2	TRQX
26/03/2018	16:24:56.953	600	371.2	XLON
26/03/2018	16:26:53.664	521	371.2	TRQX
26/03/2018	16:25:47.489	133	371.1	BATE
26/03/2018	16:25:47.489	351	371.1	BATE
26/03/2018	16:25:47.489	200	371.1	BATE