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Sainsbury(J) PLC11 July 2007 Announcement of AGM Poll Results Following the Annual General Meeting held on 11 July 2007, J Sainsbury plc announces the results of the poll for each resolution as follows: Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as per FOR % AGAINST % ABSTENTIONSNotice of Meeting 1. To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 673,449,175 99.86 944,130 0.14 49,86852 weeks to 24 March 2007 2. To approve the Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks 658,508,901 98.71 8,630,577 1.29 7,357,928to 24 March 2007. 3. To declare a final dividend of 7.35 pence per 674,430,094 100.00 33,559 0.00 111,889ordinary share 4. To elect Val Gooding as a Director 673,279,507 99.84 1,078,036 0.16 204,781 5. To re-elect Justin King as a Director 664,085,067 99.55 3,033,421 0.45 7,065,951 6. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 666,896,787 99.51 3,309,534 0.49 4,252,801Auditors 7. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the 669,775,009 99.31 4,619,792 0.69 168,708Auditors' remuneration. 8. To authorise J Sainsbury plc to make "political 665,907,252 98.80 8,084,763 1.20 583,807donations" and incur "political expenditure" 9. To authorise Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to make 668,740,241 99.23 5,164,569 0.77 608,480"political donations" and incur "politicalexpenditure" 10. To authorise the Directors to allot shares 666,144,268 98.81 8,040,174 1.19 321,702 11. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory 673,079,499 99.86 949,131 0.14 529,937pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) 12. To authorise the Company to purchase its own 673,742,277 99.91 587,907 0.09 224,043shares (Special Resolution). 13. To authorise the Company to send and supply 673,091,925 99.86 966,679 0.14 486,953documents or information to shareholders in electronicform and adopt new Articles of Association (SpecialResolution) Enquiries: Investor Relations Media Elliot Jordan Pip Wood+44 (0) 20 7695 4931 +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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