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TIME FOR CHANGE
Sports Direct International plc Open Day Presentation
7 September 2016
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Board
Keith HellawellChairman
Mike Ashley (MA)Founder and Executive Deputy Chairman
Dave Forsey (DF)Chief Executive
Matt PearsonActing Chief Financial Officer
Simon BentleySenior Independent Director
Claire JenkinsNon-executive Director
Dave SingletonNon-executive Director
Cameron OlsenCompany Secretary
Agenda
AGM All 11am
Site Tour (1 hour) MA, DF 12:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Open Day Presentations and Q&A All 2pm
Our people MA 2pm
The 360-degree Review MA 2:45pm
Outlook DF 3:30pm
Refreshments 3:45pm
Site Tour (1 hour) MA, DF 4pm
Close 5pm
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OUR PEOPLE
MIKE ASHLEY
Executive Deputy Chairman
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Our people – important elements of the review of working practices
• Serious shortcomings identified in working practices in warehouse which the Board deeply regrets and apologises for
• Request that warehouse ‘six strikes’ policy be suspended by the Agencies with immediate effect
• Casual retail staff to be offered guaranteed hours instead of ‘zero hours’
• Policy is in place to ensure all warehouse staff are paid above National Minimum Wage (“NMW”). Previous breach of NMW in warehouse was unacceptable but unintentional
• HR function to be strengthened and given greater profile
• This Report to act as a benchmark for the 360-degree Review to be put before shareholders in 2017
• Aiming to balance treating staff with dignity, respect and fairness, and ensuring the business can deliver for its customers
Key points for discussion today
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Strikes Policy
Zero hours
Worker Representative on Board
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The Strikes Policy was a blunt instrument that left too much
subjectivity in the hands of too few
STRIKES POLICY
Requested that warehouse ‘six strikes’ policy be suspended by the Agencies
with immediate effect
Consult staff to create a fit for purpose system that balances treating staff with
dignity, respect and fairness, and ensures the business can deliver for its
customers
To be replaced with Sports Direct’s grievance and disciplinary procedure
already used for our permanent employees
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We will now offer directly engaged casual retail workers the option to elect
between a term of engagement or permanent contract with a guaranteed
number of minimum hours
ZERO HOURS
Not withstanding that zero hours contracts may be popular with many
workers due to the flexibility, for others they are not attractive
The Board is considering running a test scheme aiming to transfer ten picking
staff a month from the Agencies to Sports Direct
Use of zero hours contracts will be kept under review to ensure balance and
fairness
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We want to bring our people directly to the heart of how the Company is
governed
Sports Direct is about the people– our people
Expect this to be considered and planned for by the 360-degree Review
on corporate governance, in engagement with shareholders,
employees and unions
Theresa May: “If I’m prime minister, we’re going to change that system and we’re going to have not just consumers
represented on company boards but employees as well.”1
1. Source: FT.com, 24 July 2016.
WORKER REPRESENTATIVE
ON BOARD
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THE 360-DEGREE REVIEW
MIKE ASHLEY
Executive Deputy Chairman
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360-degree Review
• Fundamental strategic intention to take Sports Direct in the direction of the “Selfridges” of Sports Retail (and beyond) in medium to long term (2 – 4 year time horizon)
• 360-degree review led by RPC over the next 12-months
• Covering a 360-degree view of our business, including:
• Working practices and employment model
• Corporate governance
• Corporate reporting and communications
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360-degree Review – our underlying principles
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Very prudent
Very open
Very compliant
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Financial management
Accounting policies
Expectation management
Capital management
VERY PRUDENT
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Entrepreneurial culture
Corporate reporting & communications
Strategically nimble & ambitious
VERY OPEN
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Working practices
Corporate governance
Corporate reporting
VERY COMPLIANT
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OUTLOOK
DAVE FORSEY
Chief Executive
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Property investment outlook
• As a result of the success from the initial New Generation store openings, our key focus is to elevate our portfolio through acquisitions and relocations, for the benefit of:
• Our third party brand partners
• Our customers
• Investing in Freehold properties and development projects provides us with the flexibility to:
• Secure strategic retail locations
• Align our New Generation store openings with our existing lease expiries
• We invest in a range of properties including:
• Vacant Buildings
• Development land / Redevelopment projects
• Multi tenanted schemes / properties
• Since 24th April 2016, we have deployed c. £250m on acquisitions, which includes Oxford St
• If freehold investments and development opportunities continue to meet both our retail and property criteria, we will spend potentially in excess of c. £300m per annum, utilising our own resources and bank facility of £788m
• As previously disclosed, our Property team will continue to be led by Michael Murray and his remuneration will be decided at the Board’s discretion
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Group outlook
• Underlying EBITDA in FY17 expected to be in the region of £300m, subject to:
• Group sales growth of at least 9%
• Group Gross margin decline of no more than 275 bps
• Increase in operating costs of no more than 8%
• No unforeseen significant items
• No material acquisitions
• Acceleration of elevation initiative and investment in stores, as well as alignment of policy across acquisitions and geographies, expected to impact run-rate D&A. FY17 expected to be at least £120m
• Hedging policy under review – remain unhedged at this stage on USD / GBP
• Expect capex to substantially increase with continued investment in freehold property and strategic investments. Expect to utilise more of our current financial resources
• Executive Deputy Chairman, Mike Ashley, commits to execute strategic plan over the next 2 – 4 years
• Mike Ashley has re-iterated to the Board that he has no current intention to take the Company private
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