6th Jul 2016 15:58
6 July 2016
Announcement of AGM Poll Results
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, J Sainsbury plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:
Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Voted total | % of ISC Voted | Votes Withheld | ||
1 | To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 12 March 2016 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors | 1,328,730,615 | 99.99 | 87,072 | 0.01 | 1,328,817,687 | 69.01% | 178,514 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 12 March 2016 | 1,277,085,823 | 98.77 | 15,848,289 | 1.23 | 1,292,934,112 | 67.15% | 36,059,343 |
3 | To declare a final dividend of 8.1 pence per ordinary share | 1,328,855,450 | 100.00 | 59,992 | 0.00 | 1,328,915,442 | 69.02% | 76,815 |
4 | To elect Brian Cassin as a Director | 1,328,165,464 | 99.97 | 412,861 | 0.03 | 1,328,578,325 | 69.00% | 414,577 |
5 | To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director | 1,327,898,009 | 99.94 | 734,922 | 0.06 | 1,328,632,931 | 69.00% | 360,135 |
6 | To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director | 1,328,121,112 | 99.96 | 542,325 | 0.04 | 1,328,663,437 | 69.00% | 330,717 |
7 | To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director | 1,320,123,656 | 99.36 | 8,528,395 | 0.64 | 1,328,652,051 | 69.00% | 344,028 |
8 | To re-elect David Keens as a Director | 1,328,243,177 | 99.97 | 409,411 | 0.03 | 1,328,652,588 | 69.00% | 343,259 |
9 | To re-elect Susan Rice as a Director | 1,326,614,626 | 99.85 | 2,049,360 | 0.15 | 1,328,663,986 | 69.00% | 335,053 |
10 | To re-elect John Rogers as a Director | 1,327,855,239 | 99.94 | 814,787 | 0.06 | 1,328,670,026 | 69.00% | 334,175 |
11 | To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director | 1,327,959,206 | 99.95 | 718,676 | 0.05 | 1,328,677,882 | 69.00% | 317,790 |
12 | To re-elect David Tyler as a Director | 1,319,311,276 | 99.30 | 9,356,944 | 0.70 | 1,328,668,220 | 69.00% | 318,358 |
13 | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | 1,326,016,769 | 99.80 | 2,681,455 | 0.20 | 1,328,698,224 | 69.00% | 299,550 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 1,328,405,397 | 99.97 | 338,269 | 0.03 | 1,328,743,666 | 69.01% | 250,486 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 1,296,204,636 | 97.56 | 32,419,400 | 2.44 | 1,328,624,036 | 69.00% | 366,704 |
16 | Authority to disapply pre-emption without restriction as to use (Special Resolution) | 1,290,039,132 | 97.11 | 38,392,022 | 2.89 | 1,328,431,154 | 68.99% | 555,811 |
17 | Authority to disapply pre-emption for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution) | 1,280,393,719 | 96.38 | 48,057,832 | 3.62 | 1,328,451,551 | 68.99% | 533,716 |
18 | To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure' | 1,286,413,562 | 97.31 | 35,524,348 | 2.69 | 1,321,937,910 | 68.65% | 6,979,727 |
19 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 1,314,544,612 | 99.40 | 7,888,033 | 0.60 | 1,322,432,645 | 68.68% | 6,554,585 |
20 | To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 1,201,693,014 | 90.85 | 120,984,666 | 9.15 | 1,322,677,680 | 68.69% | 6,314,253 |
21 | To approve the rules of J Sainsbury plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 | 1,279,017,771 | 98.83 | 15,118,322 | 1.17 | 1,294,136,093 | 67.21% | 34,853,155 |
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is therefore not included in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The total number of voting rights as at 5 July 2016 were 1,925,530,156 shares of 284/7 pence.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
A copy of the voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/investor-centre/investor-news/rns/#tabbed_section
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