Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8427J

Sports Direct International Plc

22 August 2019

 

Date: 22 August 2019

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

SHARE BUYBACK

Transaction in Own Shares

Sports Direct announces that on 21 August 2019 it purchased 74,234 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of 239.99 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 110,336,547 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 530,265,822.

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:	21-Aug-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	500
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	240.20
Platform code	XLON
Date of purchase:	21-Aug-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	71,357
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	239.98
Platform code	CHIX
Date of purchase:	21-Aug-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	1,658
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	240.20
Platform code	TRQX
Date of purchase:	21-Aug-19
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	719
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	240.20

Transaction details:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price (p)	Platform code
21/08/2019	15:53:49.332	33	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:16:42.083	4482	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:16:42.083	911	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	214	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	480	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	333	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	819	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	729	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	35	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	65	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	1899	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:05:48.375	33	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:53:49.334	2520	240	XLON
21/08/2019	15:53:49.334	194	240	XLON
21/08/2019	15:53:49.334	7843	240	XLON
21/08/2019	14:44:56.508	1	240	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:38.190	700	240	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:14.989	214	239.8	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:14.989	571	239.8	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:14.989	538	239.8	XLON
21/08/2019	14:34:29.771	7497	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:34:29.770	568	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:09:48.169	6138	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:09:48.169	1916	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:54:55.501	126	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	15:16:42.087	1882	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:49:54.923	1800	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:11.855	1737	240	XLON
21/08/2019	14:39:07.381	1499	239.6	XLON
21/08/2019	14:39:07.381	700	239.6	XLON
21/08/2019	14:34:29.770	1716	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:13:24.085	1788	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	09:27:58.462	184	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	09:27:58.462	1200	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	09:27:58.462	660	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	09:02:25.130	1105	239.2	XLON
21/08/2019	09:02:25.130	800	239.2	XLON
21/08/2019	08:57:00.527	1584	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	08:57:00.527	143	240.2	XLON
21/08/2019	14:43:34.241	308	240.2	TRQX
21/08/2019	08:51:25.275	411	240.2	TRQX
21/08/2019	14:53:54.867	50	240.2	CHIX
21/08/2019	14:53:54.866	300	240.2	CHIX
21/08/2019	14:09:48.170	403	240.2	CHIX
21/08/2019	09:27:58.462	491	240.2	CHIX
21/08/2019	08:51:25.275	414	240.2	CHIX
21/08/2019	15:53:49.332	500	240.2	BATE
21/08/2019	09:02:25.121	5499	239	XLON
21/08/2019	09:02:25.121	2136	239	XLON
21/08/2019	15:53:49.332	8065	240.2	XLON

Ends. 

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

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

 

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