29th Mar 2007 07:00
Sports Direct International Plc29 March 2007 SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL - DTR 5 NOTIFICATION Sports Direct International plc (the 'Company') 29 March 2007 DTR 5 Notification Sports Direct International plc was notified on 29 March 2007 by Michael JamesWallace Ashley ('Mike Ashley'), in fulfilment of obligations imposed by theFinancial Services Authority in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule5 that, on 29 March 2007, following the end of the period for permittedstabilisation in connection with the Company's initial public offering, thenotification by Merrill Lynch International, as stabilising manager, that itdoes not wish to exercise the over allotment option granted to it by the Companyin connection with such stabilisation, and the consequential allotment to MikeAshley of an additional 46,440,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in Sports DirectInternational plc, Mike Ashley was interested in 410,400,000 ordinary shares inSports Direct International plc representing 57.0% of the issued share capitalof the Company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Frasers Group