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RNS Number : 5118E

JD Sports Fashion Plc

04 November 2015


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		JD Sports Fashion plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			x
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Sports Direct International plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	02 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Below 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004771548

16,500,000

14,500,000

7.449%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration dates ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE

n/a

1,508,239

Nominal

Delta

0.775%

CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE

n/a

Various between 1 April 2016 - 24 June 2016

n/a

80,000

0.041%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,088,239

8.265%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:	Sports Direct International plc
14. Contact name:	Cameron Olsen
15. Contact telephone number:	0344 245 9200

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RNS metadata

Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 09:49:08
Date: 4 Nov 2015
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 5118E