Last checked at 17 Apr 2019 07:00
Date: 17 April 2019
SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC ("Sports Direct" or "the Company")
SHARE BUYBACK
Transaction in Own Shares
Sports Direct announces that on 16 April 2019 it purchased 9,116 of its ordinary shares from Liberum Capital Limited (acting as the Company's broker) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of 299.52 pence per share, as part of the Company's buyback programme announced on 11 April 2019. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds 104,122,972 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 536,479,397.
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: | 16-Apr-19 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 4,730 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share: | 299.80 |
Platform code | XLON |
Date of purchase: | 16-Apr-19 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 980 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share: | 298.20 |
Platform code | CHIX |
Date of purchase: | 16-Apr-19 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 2,295 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share: | 299.45 |
Platform code | TRQX |
Date of purchase: | 16-Apr-19 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 1,111 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share: | 299.64 |
Transaction details:
Transaction Date | Transaction Time | Number of ordinary shares purchased: | Price per share (pence) | Platform code |
16/04/2019 | 15:57:11.556 | 1108 | 299.8 | BATE |
16/04/2019 | 08:19:14.327 | 102 | 298.2 | XLON |
16/04/2019 | 08:19:14.327 | 878 | 298.2 | XLON |
16/04/2019 | 08:23:16.702 | 500 | 299.4 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 08:23:16.702 | 448 | 299.4 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.231 | 142 | 299.8 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.232 | 144 | 299.8 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 08:25:07.432 | 274 | 299.6 | TRQX |
16/04/2019 | 08:25:07.432 | 638 | 299.6 | TRQX |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.232 | 139 | 299.8 | TRQX |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.233 | 60 | 299.8 | TRQX |
16/04/2019 | 08:23:44.048 | 1012 | 299.4 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 08:25:39.429 | 49 | 299.4 | CHIX |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.231 | 138 | 299.8 | BATE |
16/04/2019 | 12:01:59.233 | 56 | 299.8 | BATE |
16/04/2019 | 14:07:04.964 | 898 | 299.8 | BATE |
16/04/2019 | 14:21:21.655 | 1590 | 299.8 | BATE |
16/04/2019 | 15:55:57.610 | 940 | 299.8 | BATE |
Ends.
Sports Direct International plc Cameron Olsen, Company Secretary LEI: 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34 |
T. 0344 245 9200 E. investor.relations@sportsdirect.com
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