UK's Applied Nutrition falls after JD Sports sells full stake

Applied Nutrition

16/04/2026 08:57

** Shares of supplement maker Applied Nutrition APNA.L fall as much as 3.53% to 218.5 pence per share

** British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion JD.L has sold its entire 9.1% stake in Applied Nutrition for about 49 million pounds ($66.49 million), a bookrunner says

** JD Sports Fashion up 2.3%

** JD Sports was the second-biggest shareholder in Applied Nutrition

** Retailer sold 22.75 mln shares of Applied Nutrition at 2.15 pounds each through a secondary share placing, representing a roughly 5% discount to the stock's closing price on Wednesday

** APNA down ~10.12% this year, as of last close

($1 = 0.7370 pounds)

 (Reporting by Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)

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