Sports Direct bemoans Blacks administration

Sports Direct bemoans Blacks administration

Blacks Leisure shareholder unhappy at circumstances around its collapse

SPORTS DIRECT has bemoaned the administration of Blacks Leisure, of which it was a shareholder, claiming it has written off more than £50m in lost value leadnig up to Blacks’ collapse.

In a strongly-worded statement to the stock exchange, Sports Direct said that Blacks’ pre-pack sale was “disappointing”, particularly as Sports Direct had offered to buy the business in 2010 at 62p a share.

The lost share value will have “no impact” on Sports Direct’s previous guidance for hitting its target to issue bonus shares.

In a parting shot, Sports Direct called on the OFT to look into the outdoor and sports retail markets.

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