Acquisition of stake by JD Sports Fashion Plc

18 February 2019

Footasylum plc

("Footasylum" or the "Company")

Acquisition of stake by JD Sports Fashion Plc

Footasylum, a UK-based fashion retailer focusing on the branded footwear and apparel markets, notes today's announcement that JD Sports Fashion Plc has acquired 8.3% of the issued share capital in Footasylum for investment purposes, and that it is prepared to acquire up to an aggregate interest of 29.9% of the Company.

Footasylum continues to operate its business as usual and remains focused on delivering its differentiated, product-led, multi-channel proposition.

Contacts:

Customer website: https://www.footasylum.com/

Investor website: http://investors.footasylum.com/

Notes to Editors:

Footasylum is a UK-based fashion retailer focusing on the branded footwear and apparel markets. The Company retails "on-trend" product ranges which are predominantly aimed at 16 to 24-year-old fashion-conscious consumers and are sourced from an extensive stable of third-party and own brands. These include well-known sports and casual footwear and apparel brands, as well as up-and-coming brands and own label products.

Examples of third-party brands include: adidas; Nike; The North Face; Gym King; Converse; New Balance; EA7; Vans; Nicce London; Under Armour; Tommy Hilfiger; and Calvin Klein. Examples of Footasylum's own brands include: Kings Will Dream and Alessandro Zavetti.

The Company operates a multi-channel model which combines a 70-strong store estate - in a variety of high street, mall and retail park locations in cities and towns throughout Great Britain - with a fast-growing online platform and a recently launched wholesale arm for distributing its own brand ranges via a network of partners.

Footasylum was founded in 2005 and the Company's ordinary shares were admitted to trading on AIM in November 2017.