12th Jul 2006 16:00
Sainsbury(J) PLC12 July 2006 12 July 2006 Announcement of AGM Poll Results Following the Annual General Meeting held on 12 July 2006, J Sainsbury plcannounces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows: Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as For Against Abstentionsper Notice of Meeting Number % Number % Number1 To receive and adopt the Directors' and 1,044,262,553 99.81 1,945,283 0.19 18,428,055 Auditors' reports and the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 25 March 20062 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 1,050,350,282 99.04 10,223,767 0.96 4,055,439 for the 52 weeks to 25 March 20063 To declare a final dividend of 5.85 pence per 1,062,923,407 99.94 659,036 0.06 1,056,521 ordinary share4 To elect Darren Shapland as a Director 1,050,014,844 99.80 2,084,416 0.20 12,512,7565 To elect John McAdam as a Director 1,062,889,596 99.89 1,184,152 0.11 541,0086 To elect Anna Ford as a Director 982,131,287 98.20 17,965,737 1.80 64,545,3917 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 1,052,174,298 99.52 5,045,659 0.48 7,414,262 Auditors8 To authorise the Audit Committee to agree 1,059,263,775 99.51 5,265,330 0.49 103,689 Auditors' remuneration9 To approve the J Sainsbury plc Long Term 1,047,189,849 98.76 13,190,550 1.24 4,229,441 Incentive Plan 200610 To approve the J Sainsbury plc Deferral 1,048,391,395 99.08 9,718,830 0.92 6,511,570 Annual Bonus Plan 200611 To authorise J Sainsbury plc to make ' 1,053,367,454 99.12 9,381,385 0.88 1,887,565 political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'12 To authorise Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to 1,053,162,725 99.11 9,503,570 0.89 1,956,932 make 'political donations' and incur ' political expenditure'13 To authorise Sainsbury's Bank plc to make ' 1,053,111,076 99.10 9,531,640 0.90 1,980,263 political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'14 To authorise the Directors to allot shares 1,053,828,854 99.01 10,485,188 0.99 318,56115 To authorise the Directors to disapply 1,041,710,393 99.85 1,549,718 0.15 886,010 statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)16 To authorise the Company to purchase its own 1,060,784,302 99.66 3,598,122 0.34 255,116 shares (Special Resolution) 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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