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Sainsbury(J) PLC13 July 2005 13 July 2005 Announcement of AGM Poll Results Following the Annual General Meeting held on 13 July 2005, J Sainsbury plcannounces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows: Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as per For Against AbstentionsNotice of Meeting Number % Number % Number1 To receive and adopt the Directors' and 1,042,122,704 99.93 682,096 0.07 20,093,207 Auditors' reports and the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 26 March 2005 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 1,038,509,068 97.74 23,989,107 2.26 387,122 for the 52 weeks to 26 March 2005 3 To declare a final dividend of 5.65 pence per 1,061,786,995 99.97 368,210 0.03 726,314 ordinary share 4 To elect Philip Hampton as a Director 1,061,383,305 99.91 1,003,273 0.09 336,208 5 To elect Gary Hughes as a Director 1,025,076,707 99.86 1,435,573 0.14 36,375,214 6 To elect Bob Stack as a Director 1,025,478,735 99.90 1,031,422 0.10 36,358,799 7 To re-elect Bridget Macaskill as a Director 1,025,308,529 99.88 1,256,846 0.12 36,317,440 8 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 1,043,773,729 98.79 12,731,852 1.21 6,387,611 Auditors 9 To authorise the Audit Committee to agree 1,048,315,868 99.29 7,504,892 0.71 7,074,899 Auditors' remuneration 10 To approve the J Sainsbury plc Share Plan 2005 1,038,553,164 97.76 23,788,501 2.24 525,962 11 To authorise J Sainsbury plc to make 'political 1,047,652,441 98,86 12,093,735 1.14 1,252,730 donations' and incur 'political expenditure' 12 To authorise Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to 1,049,332,792 98.84 12,305,258 1.16 1,255,173 make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure' 13 To authorise Sainsbury's Bank plc to make ' 1,030,169,037 98.81 12,382,871 1.19 20,334,045 political donations' and incur 'political expenditure' 14 To authorise the Directors to allot shares 1,041,851,816 98.07 20,533,946 1.93 507,109 15 To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory 1,013,902,551 98.80 12,310,170 1.20 36,664,949 pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) 16 To authorise the Company to purchase its own 1,059,582,074 99.95 577,846 0.05 2,665,653 shares (Special Resolution) 17 To amend the Company's Memorandum and Articles 1,057,288,603 99.59 4,356,632 0.41 1,242,257 of Association (Special Resolution) As noted above the J Sainsbury plc share plan 2005 was today approved byshareholders at the Company's AGM. As announced last week, Justin King and alleligible operating board members have purchased shares in the Company as part oftheir commitments to invest 50% of their salaries in the plan. The number of shares purchased area as follows: Number of shares purchased Justin King - Chief Executive Officer 60,000Gwyn Burr - Customer Director 17,850Mike Coupe - Trading Director 27,000Hamish Elvidge - Director of Change 23,927Tim Fallowfield - Company Secretary 16,000Jim McCarthy - Managing Director of Convenience 50,000Ken McMeikan - Retail Director 26,000Tim Pile - Chief Executive Officer of Sainsburys Bank 20,000Imelda Walsh - HR Director 22,000 Notes 1. Justin King and eligible operating board members must purchase at least half of their personal investment commitments by 7 October 2005, with the balance being acquired by 31 July 2006. These shares must be held until the end of the four-year performance period. Enquiries: Investor Relations MediaLynda Ashton Pip Wood+44 (0) 20 7695 7162 +44 (0) 20 7695 6127 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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