Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8120C

Sports Direct International Plc

21 January 2015

 

21 January 2015

Sports Direct International plc

("The Company")

Holdings in the Company

The Company was notified on 21 January 2015 that MASH Holdings Limited (which is wholly owned by Mike Ashley) had disposed of 303,507,460 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company (which represents 50.71% of the issued share capital of the Company) on 20 January 2015 to MASH Beta Ltd (a subsidiary of MASH Holdings Limited) by way of gift.

Following the disposal of the 303,507,460 ordinary shares and a subsequent disposal of 15,400,000 ordinary shares on 20 January 2015 (and further to the announcement made at 9:33am on 21 January 2015 in respect of such disposal of 15,400,000 ordinary shares), MASH Holdings Limited now holds an interest in 26,492,540 ordinary shares of the Company (with full voting rights), which represents 4.43% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, and MASH Beta Ltd now holds an interest in 303,507,460 ordinary shares of the Company (with full voting rights), which represents 50.71% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.  In aggregate, MASH Holdings Limited and MASH Beta Ltd now hold interests in 330,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company (with full voting rights), which represents 55.14% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Sports Direct International plc  Dave Forsey, Chief Executive  Jeff Blue, Strategic Development Director

0845 129 9200

 

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