20th Jun 2012 15:45
20 June 2012
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012 - VOTING RESULTS
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 20 June 2012 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire BL9 8RR at 12pm, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The following is a summary of the Forms of Proxy appointing the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as proxy:
No. | Resolution | Votes for* | Votes against | Votes withheld** |
1 | To receive the report & accounts | 39,657,848 | 0 | 0 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report | 36,890,267 | 2,629,038 | 138,543 |
3 | To declare a final dividend
| 39,657,848 | 0 | 0 |
4 | To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director | 38,406,957 | 321,379 | 929,512 |
5 | To re-elect Barry Bown as a director | 39,608,691 | 49,057 | 100 |
6 | To re-elect Brian Small as a director | 39,608,691 | 49,057 | 100 |
7 | To re-elect Colin Archer as a director | 36,530,756 | 2,481,490 | 645,602 |
8 | To re-elect Chris Bird as a director | 39,443,886
| 213,862 | 100 |
9 | To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director | 38,661,391 | 983,468 | 12,989 |
10 | To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 39,527,320 | 1 | 130,527 |
11 | To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration | 39,656,006 | 1,842 | 0 |
12 | To authorise the purchase of own shares by the Company^ | 39,656,732 | 1,016 | 100 |
13 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days notice^ | 38,963,975 | 693,873 | 0 |
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution
^ Special resolution
Total issued ordinary share capital as at 18 June 2012: 48,661,658.
Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,657,848 (81.50%).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Jane Brisley
Company Secretary
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