JJB has extended its standstill agreement with its lenders.

The standstill agreement agreed in December allowed the sports retailer breathing space to repay a£20m bridging loan from Kaupthing.

Instead its lenders Barclays, HBOS and Kaupthing agreed it could pay£20m pro rata across the banks.

JJB said in a statement today the agreement had been extended until February 12.

It said: “In connection with the extension the company has paid the lenders a fee of£166,500 that will be offset against the fees the company has already agreed to pay.”

The arrangement to defer the loan payments cost JJB£8.3m.