JD Sports Fashion plc intends to return £200m of capital to shareholders through share buybacks in FY27.

The programme will commence immediately and initially involve the purchase of ordinary shares of £0.0005 each in the company with an aggregate value of up to £100m, and is expected to complete no later than the close of the company’s first half of FY27, 31st July 2026.

Thereafter, the company intends to enter into arrangements to commence the second tranche of the programme in the sum of up to £100m.