Sports Direct International (SPD)

Sports Direct International plc, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in retailing of sports and leisure clothing, footwear and equipment; wholesale distribution and sale of sports and leisure clothing, footwear and equipment under its owned or licensed brands, and licensing of the Company brands. It has two segments: retail and brands. The retail segment comprises the retail network of stores. The brands segment comprises the identification, acquisition, development and trading of a portfolio of sports and leisure brands. On July 8, 2011, it acquired 80% interest in West Coast Capital (USC) Ltd and 80% of the ordinary share capital relating to Cruise Clothing Limited. On July, 25, 2011, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the ordinary shares of No Fear International Limited. On January 17, 2012, it acquired the remaining 20% of share capital in West Coast Capital (USC). On February 17, 2012, it acquired Delima Limited. On March 16, 2012, it acquired Firetrap brand.

Directors: David Forsey (CEO) 46, Michael Ashley (Vice Chmn.) 47, Robert Mellors (Fin. Dir.) 62, Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall (Secy.) ,

No. of Employees: 12,145 No. of Shareholders: n/a

Last Annual	April 29th, 2012
Last Interim	October 28th, 2012
Shares in Issue	598,464,861
Free Float	212.2m (35.5%)

Sector	Consumer Cyclicals
Industry	Specialty Retailers
Index	FTSE 350 Act , FTSE Lower Yield , FTSE 250 Mid , FT350 Generl Ret ,
Exchange	London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for	an ISA? a SIPP?