WITHDRAWAL OF POSSIBLE OFFER FOR BLACKS LEISURE (1056U)

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RNS Number : 1056U

Sports Direct International Plc

16 December 2011

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16 December 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WITHDRAWAL OF POSSIBLE OFFER FOR BLACKS LEISURE

On 13 December 2011, Blacks Leisure Group plc ("Blacks Leisure") announced that it had received an expression of interest from Sports Direct International plc ("Sports Direct"), amongst a number of others, which may or may not lead to an offer being made for Blacks Leisure.

On 13 December 2011, Sports Direct announced that there could be no certainty that it would make an offer for Blacks Leisure, nor as to the terms on which any such offer might be made.

Further to these announcements and after careful consideration, notwithstanding that Sports Direct remains a committed and supportive shareholder of Blacks Leisure, Sports Direct has decided not to proceed with an offer for Blacks Leisure.

For further information, please contact:

 
Sports Direct International                           T. 0845 129 9229 
 plc 
 Dave Forsey, Chief Executive 
 Bob Mellors, Group Finance 
 Director 
FTI Consulting                                        T. 0207 831 3113 
 Jonathon Brill 
 Caroline Stewart 
 Alex Beagley 
 

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