JD Sports: Completion of First Tranche Replacement

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JD Sports Fashion plc has completed the first £100 million tranche of its £200 million share buyback programme, acquiring 136,794,500 ordinary shares at an average price of 73.0904 pence per share for a total consideration of £99,983,618.97. Following this, the company holds 79,897,460 shares in treasury, with 4,809,539,608 ordinary shares now in issue, which will serve as the denominator for shareholder notification calculations under FCA rules. Further details on the second tranche will be announced later.

Disclaimer*

JD Sports Fashion PLC
01 June 2026
 

The following amendment has been made to the 'JD Sports - Completion of First Tranche' announcement released on 01 June 2026 at 07:00 under RNS No 3540G.

 

In the third paragraph, the number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) has been amended from 4,889,437,068 to 4,809,539,608

 

All other details remain unchanged.

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

 

Completion of First Tranche of £200m share buyback programme

 

JD Sports Fashion plc ('the Company') announces that it has successfully completed the first £100m tranche (the 'First Tranche') of the £200m share buyback programme (the 'Programme') which was notified to the market on 23 February 2026.

 

As a result of the First Tranche completing, the Company acquired 136,794,500 ordinary shares at an average price of 73.0904 pence per share for total consideration of £99,983,618.97.

 

Following completion of the First Tranche on 29 May 2026, the Company holds 79,897,460 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 4,809,539,608 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), which corresponds to the total number of voting rights.

 

The above figure of 4,809,539,608 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Further details on the second £100m tranche of the share buyback programme will be announced in due course.

 

Enquiries:

 

JD Sports Fashion plc

Tel: 0161 767 1000

Régis Schultz, Chief Executive Officer


Dominic Platt, Chief Financial Officer


Theresa Casey, General Counsel & Company Secretary


Maj Nazir, Director of Investor Relations




Headland Consultancy


Lucy Legh, Rob Walker

Tel: 0203 805 4822

 

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