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Proposed Placing of New Ordinary Shares
Proposed Placing of New Ordinary Shares.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 9193N\n JD Sports Fashion Plc\n 03 February 2021\n \n \n \n \n THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPENDIX) (\"ANNOUNCEMENT\") AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN, ARE RESTRICTED AND ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.\n \n \n THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN ANY INVITATION, SOLICITATION, RECOMMENDATION, OFFER OR ADVICE TO ANY PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE FOR, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY SECURITIES IN JD SPORTS FASHION PLC OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN ANY JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE FACT OF ITS DISTRIBUTION SHALL FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RESPECT OF JD SPORTS FASHION PLC.\n \n \n \n This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (\"MAR\")\n \n \n \n \n \n and the retained UK law version of Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014/EU) pursuant to the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/310) (\"UK MAR\"), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR and UK MAR\n \n \n .\n \n \n IN ADDITION, MARKET SOUNDINGS (AS DEFINED IN MAR) WERE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WITH THE RESULT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS BECAME AWARE OF SUCH INSIDE INFORMATION, AS PERMITTED BY MAR. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF INSIDE INFORMATION.\n \n \n \n For immediate release\n \n \n \n \n \n 3 February 2021\n \n \n JD Sports Fashion plc \n \n \n Proposed Placing of New Ordinary Shares\n \n \n \n \n \n JD Sports Fashion plc (\"JD Sports\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\"), a leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, today announces its intention to conduct a placing of new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each in the capital of the Company (\"Ordinary Shares\") (the \"Placing Shares\") in order to invest in the expansion of...