JD Sports Regulatory News (JD.)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

x

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Sports Direct International plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

25 July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 July 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

N/A

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004771548

6,420,000

6,420,000

Nil

Nil

0%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/converted.

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

n/a

n/a

6,823,767

Delta

3.51%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,823,767

3.51%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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