Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0604I

Sports Direct International Plc

19 March 2018

Date: 19th March 2018

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 16 March 2018 it purchased 135,666 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 370.002998 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 100,434,721 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 540,167,648.

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:	16-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	6,653
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	369.90

Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	16-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	69,792
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.08

Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	16-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	39,441
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.00

Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	16-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	19,780
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	369.76

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
16/03/2018	14:21:25.290	585	371.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:21:25.289	322	371.4	XLON
16/03/2018	14:21:25.289	284	371.4	XLON
16/03/2018	14:21:25.289	510	371.4	XLON
16/03/2018	14:10:01.023	950	371.3	XLON
16/03/2018	14:10:01.023	642	371.3	XLON
16/03/2018	14:26:19.172	90	371.3	XLON
16/03/2018	14:26:19.172	750	371.3	XLON
16/03/2018	14:26:19.172	459	371.3	XLON
16/03/2018	14:10:01.018	604	371.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:10:01.018	635	371.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:21:25.570	715	371.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:28:00.424	310	371.2	BATE
16/03/2018	16:28:00.424	363	371.2	BATE
16/03/2018	14:10:01.022	544	371.1	XLON
16/03/2018	16:27:10.498	568	371.1	XLON
16/03/2018	16:27:10.498	1222	371.1	XLON
16/03/2018	14:27:48.016	636	371	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:27:48.016	10	371	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:27:48.016	592	371	TRQX
16/03/2018	15:32:54.696	582	371	XLON
16/03/2018	16:27:10.498	547	371	XLON
16/03/2018	16:27:10.498	400	371	XLON
16/03/2018	16:28:03.740	86	371	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:29:26.050	526	371	XLON
16/03/2018	16:29:26.050	8	371	XLON
16/03/2018	15:33:16.545	525	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:22:59.768	950	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:22:59.768	68	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:22:59.768	6	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:26:54.021	950	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:28:10.496	485	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	16:28:10.496	89	370.9	XLON
16/03/2018	14:03:24.133	400	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:36:15.438	315	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:36:21.616	305	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:36:21.616	608	370.8	XLON
16/03/2018	15:36:21.616	636	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:36:28.168	784	370.8	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:02:10.496	690	370.8	XLON
16/03/2018	16:02:10.496	166	370.8	XLON
16/03/2018	16:02:10.496	222	370.8	XLON
16/03/2018	16:04:42.320	628	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:04:42.320	563	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:04:42.320	613	370.8	XLON
16/03/2018	16:22:59.764	574	370.8	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:23:15.534	610	370.8	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:23:15.534	42	370.8	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:23:15.535	238	370.8	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:23:15.535	311	370.8	TRQX
16/03/2018	13:47:20.558	487	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	14:11:33.555	543	370.7	BATE
16/03/2018	14:11:33.555	625	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:11:33.555	594	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:56:37.555	350	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:56:37.556	198	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:56:37.556	621	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:36:29.043	440	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	15:38:00.041	114	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	15:38:00.041	602	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:04:42.320	507	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:06:07.803	643	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:06:07.803	710	370.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:06:40.063	950	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:11:10.497	527	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:17:50.499	664	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:17:50.499	400	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:17:50.499	458	370.7	XLON
16/03/2018	16:19:31.280	496	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:19:31.280	65	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:19:51.280	663	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:21:21.083	608	370.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	13:47:20.558	663	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	13:47:20.558	27	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:37:15.956	216	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:37:15.957	304	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:52:06.142	625	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:56:37.556	574	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:56:37.556	601	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	15:25:19.854	630	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:25:19.854	695	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:38:00.052	604	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:38:00.052	582	370.6	BATE
16/03/2018	15:58:30.496	744	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	15:58:30.496	432	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:00:51.280	470	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:00:51.280	100	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:07:14.719	441	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:11:16.048	530	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:11:16.048	547	370.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:15:31.047	441	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:15:31.047	800	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:15:31.047	330	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:18:36.050	465	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	16:25:40.210	511	370.6	XLON
16/03/2018	14:52:06.138	498	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	14:52:06.138	571	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:14:48.802	615	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:14:48.802	584	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:25:19.858	554	370.5	BATE
16/03/2018	15:25:19.858	484	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:25:19.858	503	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:28:45.762	600	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:28:45.762	44	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	16:14:28.475	691	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:14:28.475	504	370.5	XLON
16/03/2018	16:14:28.475	127	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:14:28.475	473	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:25:58.462	501	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:25:58.510	28	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:25:58.738	58	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:29:16.526	634	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:29:16.526	626	370.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:37:15.958	568	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:37:15.959	178	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:27:37.044	529	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:27:37.046	9	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:27:37.076	568	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:28:40.123	269	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:53:34.290	552	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:55:30.910	643	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:55:30.909	529	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:55:30.910	598	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:55:30.909	611	370.4	XLON
16/03/2018	15:58:32.335	652	370.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:08:25.944	154	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	72	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	425	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	295	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	211	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	551	370.4	TRQX
16/03/2018	16:11:56.796	107	370.4	BATE
16/03/2018	14:37:16.003	290	370.3	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:37:16.004	483	370.3	TRQX
16/03/2018	15:42:21.230	558	370.3	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:42:21.230	51	370.3	CHIX
16/03/2018	12:42:04.547	562	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	13:40:33.463	209	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	13:40:33.463	575	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	13:40:33.463	434	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:37:16.015	146	370.2	BATE
16/03/2018	14:37:16.251	262	370.2	BATE
16/03/2018	14:37:16.252	139	370.2	BATE
16/03/2018	14:37:16.252	558	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	15:04:58.643	507	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	15:04:58.643	640	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:49:19.737	438	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	15:49:19.737	350	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	15:49:51.512	98	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	15:49:51.512	437	370.2	XLON
16/03/2018	16:12:32.457	666	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:12:56.052	440	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:13:03.690	218	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:15:57.797	583	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:15:57.797	663	370.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:52:06.385	20	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	14:52:07.426	364	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	14:52:07.428	227	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:08:21.560	497	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:40:34.088	68	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:40:34.091	415	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:42:21.331	600	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:46:10.043	277	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:46:10.043	259	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:49:51.512	535	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	15:55:34.042	782	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	16:13:03.690	35	370.1	CHIX
16/03/2018	16:16:32.753	532	370.1	XLON
16/03/2018	10:15:03.039	5260	370	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	950	370	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	126	370	XLON
16/03/2018	12:42:04.550	506	370	XLON
16/03/2018	13:06:23.228	576	370	TRQX
16/03/2018	13:06:23.228	571	370	XLON
16/03/2018	13:06:23.228	558	370	TRQX
16/03/2018	14:37:17.298	25	370	CHIX
16/03/2018	14:37:22.679	611	370	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:11:01.359	610	370	TRQX
16/03/2018	15:46:10.044	189	370	BATE
16/03/2018	15:46:16.053	408	370	BATE
16/03/2018	15:46:16.053	649	370	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:46:16.053	556	370	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:46:16.053	694	370	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:15:03.039	600	369.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	532	369.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	113	369.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	669	369.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:24:10.498	641	369.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:42:04.558	465	369.9	CHIX
16/03/2018	12:42:04.558	160	369.9	CHIX
16/03/2018	13:06:23.228	643	369.9	CHIX
16/03/2018	15:11:01.360	569	369.8	XLON
16/03/2018	13:10:49.379	579	369.7	XLON
16/03/2018	10:42:10.215	662	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	10:42:10.215	655	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:00:03.933	557	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	11:00:03.933	674	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:00:03.933	570	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	11:00:03.933	524	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:00:03.933	83	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:04:30.331	259	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	11:04:30.331	338	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	11:05:40.496	571	369.6	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:05:40.496	528	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	11:05:40.497	40	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	12:11:48.266	524	369.6	XLON
16/03/2018	12:25:57.454	636	369.6	TRQX
16/03/2018	13:30:02.662	531	369.5	XLON
16/03/2018	15:11:01.629	252	369.5	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:47:42.042	579	369.4	XLON
16/03/2018	12:45:32.102	560	369.4	XLON
16/03/2018	13:18:05.762	543	369.4	XLON
16/03/2018	11:19:59.992	581	369.3	XLON
16/03/2018	11:19:59.992	602	369.3	TRQX
16/03/2018	11:19:59.992	559	369.3	TRQX
16/03/2018	13:22:38.968	665	369.3	TRQX
16/03/2018	13:30:02.672	352	369.3	XLON
16/03/2018	13:30:02.672	142	369.3	XLON
16/03/2018	13:30:02.673	662	369.3	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:47:46.380	637	369.1	BATE
16/03/2018	09:47:46.379	624	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	09:57:19.773	518	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	10:54:05.561	163	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	10:54:05.561	549	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	11:00:04.889	365	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	11:00:04.890	319	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	11:00:32.018	267	369.1	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:19:59.994	580	369.1	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:38:31.378	558	369.1	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:38:31.378	550	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	13:22:39.073	258	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	13:25:50.826	307	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	13:25:50.826	626	369.1	CHIX
16/03/2018	13:25:50.826	382	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	13:25:50.826	145	369.1	XLON
16/03/2018	10:50:17.078	773	369	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:38:32.042	646	369	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:38:32.042	751	369	TRQX
16/03/2018	11:45:33.015	559	369	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:45:33.015	554	369	XLON
16/03/2018	11:47:37.013	562	369	XLON
16/03/2018	12:08:26.459	446	369	XLON
16/03/2018	12:09:14.415	540	369	XLON
16/03/2018	12:09:14.415	32	369	XLON
16/03/2018	08:50:05.117	572	368.9	XLON
16/03/2018	08:50:05.118	648	368.9	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:57:20.312	567	368.9	TRQX
16/03/2018	09:57:20.312	604	368.9	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:07:01.505	117	368.9	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:07:01.505	576	368.9	XLON
16/03/2018	10:07:01.505	531	368.9	TRQX
16/03/2018	09:47:46.385	478	368.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:47:46.385	163	368.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:57:20.316	577	368.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	10:07:01.507	189	368.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	10:07:01.507	355	368.7	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:49:41.021	508	368.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	11:49:41.022	155	368.7	TRQX
16/03/2018	11:49:41.022	94	368.7	XLON
16/03/2018	11:49:41.023	508	368.7	XLON
16/03/2018	11:50:00.244	25	368.7	XLON
16/03/2018	11:50:00.244	490	368.7	XLON
16/03/2018	10:20:51.750	650	368.5	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:50:17.087	212	368.5	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:50:17.309	509	368.5	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:50:17.309	171	368.5	TRQX
16/03/2018	10:50:17.309	482	368.5	TRQX
16/03/2018	08:55:12.619	231	368.4	XLON
16/03/2018	08:55:12.619	267	368.4	XLON
16/03/2018	10:07:01.511	429	368.4	XLON
16/03/2018	10:07:01.511	121	368.4	XLON
16/03/2018	09:20:31.305	332	368.3	XLON
16/03/2018	09:20:32.006	263	368.3	XLON
16/03/2018	09:00:08.009	100	368.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:00:08.009	100	368.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:00:08.009	370	368.2	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:54:58.797	126	368.2	TRQX
16/03/2018	11:54:58.797	557	368.2	TRQX
16/03/2018	08:50:05.125	615	368.1	BATE
16/03/2018	08:50:05.125	78	368.1	XLON
16/03/2018	08:50:05.125	458	368.1	XLON
16/03/2018	11:58:00.953	504	368	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:59:22.787	604	368	CHIX
16/03/2018	11:59:22.787	98	368	CHIX
16/03/2018	12:02:14.826	615	367.9	TRQX
16/03/2018	12:02:14.930	866	367.9	XLON
16/03/2018	12:02:15.099	641	367.9	BATE
16/03/2018	10:07:53.282	146	367.6	XLON
16/03/2018	10:07:53.282	345	367.6	XLON
16/03/2018	09:07:26.172	527	367.5	XLON
16/03/2018	09:03:42.009	419	367.4	CHIX
16/03/2018	09:03:42.009	204	367.4	CHIX