25th Nov 2008 07:00
RNS Number : 8369I
JD Sports Fashion Plc
25 November 2008
25 November 2008
JD Sports Fashion plc
Holding in JJB Sports plc
JD Sports Fashion plc ("JD"), the leading retailer of sports and fashion branded and own brand footwear and apparel, announces that on 24 November 2008 it bought 25,058,100 shares in JJB Sports plc ("JJB") at a price of 32.25 pence per share, being 10.02% of the issued voting ordinary share capital of JJB. JD does not hold any other ordinary shares in JJB. JD has made this strategic investment in JJB because of its important place in the performance sports retail market.
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JD Sports Fashion Plc 0161 767 1000
Peter Cowgill
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JD SportsJJB.L