Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0474E
  JD Sports Fashion Plc
  23 September 2008
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  J D SPORTS FASHION PLC
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             YES
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 

 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to          SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL
 notification obligation:                                              PLC

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
 from 3):
                                                          3 SEPTEMBER 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which
 the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
                                                         22 SEPTEMBER 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                       13%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
 reached:


 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN  transaction
 code
                       Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting
                                             rights                                                            rights

                                                                                     Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect
                                  6,270,255             6,270,255         6,385,255  6,385,255                       13.23%
 ORDINARY 5P



 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 6,385,255                                     13.23%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         N/A

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 13. Additional information:

 14 Contact name:               M J OLIVER, COMPANY SECRETARY

 15. Contact telephone number:                  0870 383 7371


    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

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