Result of AGM
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18:34 28/03/24
11 July 2018
J Sainsbury plc - Results of AGM
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 | % | Votes cast | Votes cast as a % of ISC | Votes Withheld | ||
1 | To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 10 March 2018 | 1,720,302,692 | 100.00 | 49,393 | 0.00 | 1,720,352,085 | 78.20% | 338,647 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,585,939,437 | 95.31 | 78,059,599 | 4.69 | 1,663,999,036 | 75.64% | 56,685,779 |
3 | To declare a final dividend of 7.1 pence per ordinary share | 1,720,317,147 | 99.98 | 260,938 | 0.02 | 1,720,578,085 | 78.21% | 106,005 |
4 | To elect Jo Harlow as a Director | 1,704,560,468 | 99.08 | 15,805,636 | 0.92 | 1,720,366,104 | 78.20% | 311,527 |
5 | To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director | 1,706,625,478 | 99.20 | 13,738,991 | 0.80 | 1,720,364,469 | 78.20% | 320,593 |
6 | To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director | 1,711,364,748 | 99.48 | 8,977,711 | 0.52 | 1,720,342,459 | 78.20% | 344,167 |
7 | To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director | 1,710,190,844 | 99.41 | 10,197,351 | 0.59 | 1,720,388,195 | 78.20% | 294,576 |
8 | To re-elect David Keens as a Director | 1,711,426,347 | 99.48 | 8,947,014 | 0.52 | 1,720,373,361 | 78.20% | 313,265 |
9 | To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director | 1,705,794,159 | 99.15 | 14,582,736 | 0.85 | 1,720,376,895 | 78.20% | 310,976 |
10 | To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director | 1,707,692,990 | 99.26 | 12,675,102 | 0.74 | 1,720,368,092 | 78.20% | 316,586 |
11 | To re-elect John Rogers as a Director | 1,708,185,644 | 99.29 | 12,195,776 | 0.71 | 1,720,381,420 | 78.20% | 305,591 |
12 | To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director | 1,711,638,652 | 99.49 | 8,764,018 | 0.51 | 1,720,402,670 | 78.20% | 285,114 |
13 | To re-elect David Tyler as a Director | 1,679,865,676 | 97.69 | 39,672,814 | 2.31 | 1,719,538,490 | 78.16% | 1,144,839 |
14 | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | 1,720,109,796 | 99.98 | 355,244 | 0.02 | 1,720,465,040 | 78.20% | 223,068 |
15 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 1,720,270,354 | 99.99 | 218,036 | 0.01 | 1,720,488,390 | 78.20% | 194,530 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 1,614,765,167 | 93.86 | 105,713,216 | 6.14 | 1,720,478,383 | 78.20% | 209,853 |
17 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights without restriction as to use (Special Resolution) | 1,714,195,310 | 99.64 | 6,170,174 | 0.36 | 1,720,365,484 | 78.20% | 320,576 |
18 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution) | 1,605,900,150 | 93.35 | 114,451,494 | 6.65 | 1,720,351,644 | 78.20% | 335,981 |
19 | To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure' | 1,623,924,944 | 94.71 | 90,742,742 | 5.29 | 1,714,667,686 | 77.94% | 6,018,826 |
20 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 1,713,048,025 | 99.69 | 5,393,682 | 0.31 | 1,718,441,707 | 78.11% | 2,239,887 |
21 | To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 1,546,432,845 | 90.18 | 168,349,422 | 9.82 | 1,714,782,267 | 77.94% | 5,905,016 |
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 9 July 2018 was 2,200,035,376 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 www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm
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