7th September 2010
Sports Direct International plc
Result of AGM
Sports Direct International Plc announces that all items of business were duly passed on a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 7 September 2010.
Proxy votes were as follows:
Resolution |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
1. Receive Report & Accounts |
521,112,161 |
1,145 |
3,000 |
2. Approve Directors' Remuneration Report |
509,828,674 |
8,715,366 |
2,569,266 |
3. Re- elect Keith Hellawell |
513,571,371 |
7,539,650 |
0 |
4. Re-elect Mike Ashley |
514,889,148 |
6,232,658 |
500 |
5. Re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP |
520,733,734 |
40,107 |
337,180 |
6. Authorise directors to determine auditor remuneration |
521,100,511 |
12,495 |
300 |
7. Authority to allot shares |
521,094,721 |
16,300 |
0 |
8. Authority to allot additional shares in connection with a rights issues |
521,098,410 |
11,011 |
1,600 |
9. Dis-apply pre-emption rights |
521,041,787 |
69,234 |
0 |
10. Purchase own shares |
521,105,661 |
6,800 |
0 |
11. Reduction in notice of General Meetings |
518,502,154 |
2,608,022 |
0 |
12. Executive Bonus Share Plan |
454,636,399 |
66,470,678 |
5,384 |
13. Amend Rules of Sports Direct Bonus Share Scheme 2009 |
518,448,655 |
2,659,022 |
4,784 |
14. Adopt Sports Direct Bonus Shares Scheme 2011 |
519,188,046 |
1,916,746 |
5,384 |
15. Make political donations |
521,074,902 |
34,674 |
600 |
16. Adopt New Articles of Association |
520,976,234 |
132,942 |
1,000 |
Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall
Acting Company Secretary
7 September 2010
ENDS
Sports Direct International plc
Dave Forsey, Chief Executive T: 0845 129 9229
Bob Mellors, Group Finance Director
Financial Dynamics
Jonathan Brill / Caroline Stewart / Alex Beagley T. 020 7831 3113