Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5248I

Sports Direct International Plc

22 March 2018

Date: 22 March 2018

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 21 March 2018 it purchased 144,312 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 370.465180 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 100,926,194 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 539,676,175.

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:	21-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	7,347
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.89

Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	21-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	77,822
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.52

Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	21-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	48,234
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.32

Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	21-Mar-18
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	10,909
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	370.42

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code

21/03/2018	09:50:50.008	518	374.6	XLON
21/03/2018	09:50:51.010	931	374.4	XLON
21/03/2018	09:50:59.617	576	374.3	XLON
21/03/2018	09:51:06.337	1081	374	XLON
21/03/2018	09:51:06.337	540	374	XLON
21/03/2018	09:51:06.338	261	373.8	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:51:06.338	308	373.8	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:51:06.350	609	373.1	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.005	4	373	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.005	311	373	XLON
21/03/2018	09:53:30.071	522	372.9	XLON
21/03/2018	09:53:30.175	311	372.9	XLON
21/03/2018	08:13:15.523	640	372.8	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	803	372.7	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	291	372.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	451	372.7	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	598	372.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	142	372.7	XLON
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	236	372.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:54:00.118	557	372.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:58:00.005	554	372.7	XLON
21/03/2018	08:13:15.529	688	372.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:58:30.948	400	372.6	XLON
21/03/2018	09:58:30.948	93	372.6	XLON
21/03/2018	09:58:38.612	533	372.4	XLON
21/03/2018	09:58:38.612	508	372.4	XLON
21/03/2018	10:02:16.899	559	372.4	CHIX
21/03/2018	08:21:02.052	670	372.3	BATE
21/03/2018	08:21:02.069	588	372.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:02:16.900	177	372.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:02:16.900	344	372.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:02:16.900	1510	372.1	XLON
21/03/2018	10:02:16.909	783	372.1	XLON
21/03/2018	08:21:02.072	539	371.9	TRQX
21/03/2018	09:54:06.429	60	371.9	BATE
21/03/2018	09:56:15.884	440	371.9	BATE
21/03/2018	09:56:15.884	548	371.9	TRQX
21/03/2018	10:02:27.484	497	371.9	BATE
21/03/2018	08:21:02.089	593	371.7	BATE
21/03/2018	08:21:02.089	579	371.7	XLON
21/03/2018	10:05:29.656	604	371.7	XLON
21/03/2018	08:39:05.390	552	371.6	XLON
21/03/2018	10:05:46.770	574	371.4	BATE
21/03/2018	10:05:46.770	400	371.3	XLON
21/03/2018	10:05:46.770	88	371.3	XLON
21/03/2018	10:05:46.770	94	371.3	TRQX
21/03/2018	10:05:46.770	93	371.3	XLON
21/03/2018	10:05:46.771	471	371.3	TRQX
21/03/2018	11:43:21.024	191	371.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:43:21.024	333	371.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:27:36.119	558	371.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:51:46.651	551	371.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:51:46.651	569	371.3	XLON
21/03/2018	13:03:36.224	516	371.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:36:19.302	504	371.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:27:36.119	456	371.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:27:36.119	148	371.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:27:36.818	950	371.2	XLON
21/03/2018	12:27:36.818	138	371.2	XLON
21/03/2018	13:34:21.240	518	371.2	XLON
21/03/2018	13:34:21.240	526	371.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	13:34:21.240	535	371.2	XLON
21/03/2018	08:26:53.906	595	371.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	08:26:53.906	532	371.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	08:45:16.431	584	371.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:06:52.052	508	371.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:36:19.303	544	371.1	XLON
21/03/2018	11:43:21.028	517	371.1	XLON
21/03/2018	12:51:46.652	606	371.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	13:34:21.241	542	371.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	08:45:16.431	7	371	BATE
21/03/2018	08:45:16.431	175	371	BATE
21/03/2018	08:45:16.431	379	371	BATE
21/03/2018	12:30:06.026	28	371	XLON
21/03/2018	12:30:06.026	82	371	XLON
21/03/2018	12:36:32.157	504	371	XLON
21/03/2018	12:36:32.157	592	371	XLON
21/03/2018	13:06:35.189	138	371	XLON
21/03/2018	13:06:35.189	467	371	XLON
21/03/2018	11:18:34.788	581	370.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:22:56.551	566	370.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:23:15.201	125	370.9	XLON
21/03/2018	12:23:15.206	464	370.9	XLON
21/03/2018	12:36:32.158	543	370.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:36:32.158	545	370.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:18:34.788	542	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	11:39:56.462	77	370.8	BATE
21/03/2018	11:39:56.512	456	370.8	BATE
21/03/2018	11:39:56.512	577	370.8	TRQX
21/03/2018	11:43:25.914	484	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	11:43:25.916	10	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	12:23:30.040	243	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	12:23:30.040	325	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	12:36:32.159	583	370.8	BATE
21/03/2018	12:36:32.162	303	370.8	XLON
21/03/2018	13:17:20.008	584	370.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	13:40:41.716	576	370.7	XLON
21/03/2018	13:40:41.716	567	370.7	XLON
21/03/2018	16:27:00.040	396	370.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	08:26:53.907	301	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	08:26:53.908	249	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	08:45:16.437	605	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	10:52:45.205	584	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	10:56:34.538	591	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:40:25.551	30	370.6	TRQX
21/03/2018	12:40:50.195	431	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:40:50.195	130	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:40:50.195	107	370.6	TRQX
21/03/2018	12:41:32.161	394	370.6	TRQX
21/03/2018	13:13:56.168	41	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	13:40:41.717	550	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:28:57.800	629	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	570	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	507	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	506	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	404	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	152	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	436	370.6	TRQX
21/03/2018	14:37:49.834	80	370.6	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:27:00.011	810	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	16:27:00.011	284	370.6	XLON
21/03/2018	16:27:00.040	500	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:27:00.040	192	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:27:00.040	27	370.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:28:00.041	310	370.6	BATE
21/03/2018	16:28:00.041	218	370.6	BATE
21/03/2018	12:21:53.071	535	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:21:53.076	365	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:41:41.643	90	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:41:41.645	400	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:42:28.630	24	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	16:27:46.697	536	370.5	XLON
21/03/2018	10:56:35.013	530	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	10:58:40.164	516	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	12:20:57.923	520	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	12:21:10.772	310	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	13:47:39.503	493	370.4	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:28:57.801	557	370.4	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:28:57.801	590	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:28:57.803	553	370.4	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:28:57.801	580	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:33:58.196	589	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:33:58.196	614	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:41:40.309	104	370.4	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:54:10.653	500	370.4	TRQX
21/03/2018	15:05:27.173	517	370.4	XLON
21/03/2018	09:03:04.485	605	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	11:12:04.240	500	370.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:12:04.240	226	370.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	13:45:48.881	228	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	13:45:48.884	382	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	13:45:48.886	510	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	14:54:12.335	585	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	14:54:12.335	568	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	14:58:38.542	552	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	15:05:27.174	589	370.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:32:22.054	614	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:25:47.003	323	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:25:47.003	768	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:25:47.003	20	370.3	XLON
21/03/2018	08:55:36.672	504	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	10:09:25.295	100	370.2	TRQX
21/03/2018	10:10:54.024	511	370.2	TRQX
21/03/2018	11:12:04.237	540	370.2	TRQX
21/03/2018	11:12:04.237	43	370.2	TRQX
21/03/2018	14:38:08.010	208	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:38:08.010	479	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:38:08.010	55	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:48:59.177	32	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:48:59.177	485	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:48:59.177	610	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:54:12.336	426	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:54:12.336	148	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:11:50.653	118	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:11:56.043	417	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:31:17.001	425	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	15:31:17.001	400	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	15:31:17.001	24	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	15:34:07.341	480	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:34:07.341	314	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:34:07.341	332	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:29.744	82	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:29.750	194	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:40.041	531	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:40.046	86	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:19:27.002	848	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:19:55.909	600	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:22:07.238	252	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:22:07.238	131	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:22:11.586	567	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:22:11.586	140	370.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:23:30.045	567	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:28:57.258	114	370.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:58:41.856	498	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:58:41.855	599	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	11:12:04.237	532	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:12:04.247	494	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	11:12:04.247	107	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	13:59:51.082	597	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	13:59:51.082	593	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	14:48:59.177	712	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:49:00.673	56	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:49:07.153	401	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:49:07.153	42	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:54:12.370	94	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	14:54:12.370	527	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	15:30:44.157	87	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	15:30:48.153	462	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	15:47:56.306	469	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:29.740	531	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:16:40.042	528	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:16:40.046	500	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:19:00.217	569	370.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:19:55.913	724	370.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:22:11.643	573	370.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:23:20.036	576	370.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	15:34:07.349	551	370	BATE
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	517	370	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	137	370	XLON
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	73	370	XLON
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	406	370	XLON
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	480	370	XLON
21/03/2018	15:44:15.882	44	370	XLON
21/03/2018	15:47:56.302	555	370	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:47:56.302	560	370	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:47:56.306	36	370	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:16:41.216	267	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:16:41.216	340	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:19:12.317	595	370	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:19:55.911	22	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:19:55.911	639	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:19:55.911	42	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:23:59.940	644	370	BATE
21/03/2018	16:23:59.940	508	370	XLON
21/03/2018	16:23:59.940	131	370	BATE
21/03/2018	16:23:59.940	459	370	BATE
21/03/2018	09:04:13.143	550	369.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:13:58.008	527	369.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:22:04.734	587	369.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:15:01.161	443	369.9	XLON
21/03/2018	15:21:42.365	86	369.9	XLON
21/03/2018	15:34:08.640	796	369.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:34:08.640	318	369.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:44:15.883	558	369.9	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:16:41.217	565	369.9	XLON
21/03/2018	16:23:59.941	200	369.9	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:23:59.941	373	369.9	TRQX
21/03/2018	10:22:04.734	422	369.8	XLON
21/03/2018	10:22:04.734	143	369.8	XLON
21/03/2018	10:22:04.734	16	369.8	XLON
21/03/2018	15:47:56.303	514	369.8	XLON
21/03/2018	15:47:56.303	611	369.8	XLON
21/03/2018	09:17:08.570	612	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:17:08.570	100	369.7	TRQX
21/03/2018	09:17:08.570	419	369.7	TRQX
21/03/2018	10:27:35.119	653	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:43:36.269	2	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:43:36.269	527	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	10:45:43.547	592	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	11:56:54.689	494	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	11:56:54.689	504	369.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:20:28.567	96	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	12:20:28.568	509	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	16:14:51.068	591	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	16:14:51.068	486	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	16:14:51.068	89	369.7	XLON
21/03/2018	16:14:05.284	645	369.6	XLON
21/03/2018	16:14:05.286	803	369.6	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:14:05.287	606	369.6	XLON
21/03/2018	09:17:08.570	536	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	09:17:08.572	27	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	10:28:18.441	548	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	10:46:46.872	605	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:07:50.774	299	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:07:50.774	197	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	12:07:50.774	55	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	14:01:14.155	442	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	14:03:29.142	571	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	14:17:31.333	586	369.5	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:17:31.333	587	369.5	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:17:31.339	243	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	14:19:06.178	420	369.5	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:19:06.179	169	369.5	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:13:08.608	548	369.5	XLON
21/03/2018	14:19:06.178	175	369.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:19:06.178	479	369.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:19:06.178	198	369.4	XLON
21/03/2018	14:19:06.179	321	369.4	XLON
21/03/2018	09:21:59.604	601	369.3	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:26:50.155	228	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	15:52:07.015	235	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	15:52:07.016	353	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:06:01.410	950	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:08:44.715	497	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	16:08:44.715	554	369.3	XLON
21/03/2018	10:47:52.925	571	369.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:04:27.153	523	369.2	XLON
21/03/2018	14:08:20.664	563	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:08:20.664	18	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:08:20.664	122	369.2	XLON
21/03/2018	15:48:05.338	775	369.2	XLON
21/03/2018	15:51:42.576	706	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:51:42.578	672	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:52:07.016	534	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:56:00.000	609	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:56:00.000	556	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:04:24.874	595	369.2	XLON
21/03/2018	16:06:01.409	525	369.2	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:24:16.962	556	369.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:14:33.155	564	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	15:52:07.623	573	369.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:52:07.631	427	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:04:24.873	523	369.1	BATE
21/03/2018	16:04:24.873	590	369.1	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:04:24.873	512	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:04:24.873	559	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:07:14.260	36	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	16:07:14.270	126	369.1	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:09:25.472	588	369.1	XLON
21/03/2018	09:21:59.705	522	369	XLON
21/03/2018	14:14:33.155	275	369	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:14:33.155	223	369	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:14:33.155	252	369	CHIX
21/03/2018	14:14:33.155	321	369	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:56:09.231	517	369	XLON
21/03/2018	15:56:09.231	533	369	XLON
21/03/2018	16:07:09.246	88	369	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:07:14.267	610	369	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:07:14.267	231	369	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:09:25.473	68	369	TRQX
21/03/2018	16:09:25.473	337	369	TRQX
21/03/2018	12:19:21.937	258	368.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	12:19:21.937	254	368.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:56:09.232	561	368.9	CHIX
21/03/2018	09:24:45.203	215	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	09:24:45.204	336	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	15:58:11.929	514	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	15:58:12.141	581	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	16:00:38.310	546	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	16:01:11.569	554	368.8	XLON
21/03/2018	15:58:13.943	382	368.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	15:58:13.943	514	368.7	XLON
21/03/2018	15:58:13.943	118	368.7	CHIX
21/03/2018	16:02:02.152	678	368.6	XLON