Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7263L

Sports Direct International Plc

10 September 2019

 

Date: 10 September 2019

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 9 September 2019 it purchased 42,406 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of 257.34 pence per share, as part of the Company's buyback programme announced on 26 July 2019. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 113,987,226 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 526,615,143.

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

Aggregated information:
Platform code	BATE
Date of purchase:	09-Sep-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	3,040
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	257.18
Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	09-Sep-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	30,511
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	257.55
Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	09-Sep-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	5,971
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	256.45
Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	09-Sep-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	2,884
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	257.21

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
09/09/2019	11:35:36.953	1839	256.4	XLON
09/09/2019	10:38:56.948	1726	256.2	XLON
09/09/2019	13:45:39.242	1674	258.4	XLON
09/09/2019	11:42:17.042	1633	256.8	CHIX
09/09/2019	11:21:39.803	1582	256.2	XLON
09/09/2019	08:55:16.287	1509	255.8	CHIX
09/09/2019	14:11:10.707	1502	258.8	BATE
09/09/2019	09:54:10.706	1432	256.2	CHIX
09/09/2019	09:46:16.951	1430	255.6	TRQX
09/09/2019	11:42:17.043	1397	257	CHIX
09/09/2019	08:55:16.287	1364	255.8	XLON
09/09/2019	14:11:10.712	1328	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:20:43.937	1276	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	09:49:40.682	1258	255.8	XLON
09/09/2019	10:28:32.800	1209	255.6	BATE
09/09/2019	10:41:49.503	1200	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	12:40:36.949	1151	257.2	XLON
09/09/2019	14:01:29.884	1057	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	14:11:10.706	1057	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:18:48.209	1057	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:19:48.641	1057	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	13:44:35.549	1030	258	XLON
09/09/2019	16:18:48.209	1021	258.8	TRQX
09/09/2019	14:01:29.884	872	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	14:01:29.883	845	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	12:40:36.949	757	257.2	XLON
09/09/2019	14:01:29.805	700	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	14:11:10.708	700	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:18:48.212	700	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:20:50.707	657	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	10:29:54.921	647	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	09:49:40.682	600	255.8	XLON
09/09/2019	13:44:35.549	600	258	XLON
09/09/2019	16:25:18.039	567	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	09:46:16.948	444	255.4	XLON
09/09/2019	16:18:48.209	433	258.8	TRQX
09/09/2019	16:19:48.641	413	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:20:43.937	400	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	08:46:25.089	348	255.8	XLON
09/09/2019	10:28:32.800	329	255.6	BATE
09/09/2019	14:11:10.708	310	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	14:11:10.712	300	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	16:18:48.212	291	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	10:29:49.974	188	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	10:29:49.873	178	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	10:41:49.506	136	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	09:40:58.285	53	255.2	XLON
09/09/2019	09:40:58.185	47	255.2	XLON
09/09/2019	16:26:13.939	43	258.8	XLON
09/09/2019	12:40:20.905	39	257	XLON
09/09/2019	10:41:49.503	13	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	10:29:49.876	4	255.6	XLON
09/09/2019	09:46:16.954	3	255.4	XLON

Ends. 

Sports Direct International plc Tom Piper, Company Secretary LEI: 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34

T. 0344 245 9200 E. [e-mail]

 

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