Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5673Y

Sports Direct International Plc

09 September 2015

 

Result of AGM



SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015

VOTING RESULTS

Sports Direct International plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 09 September 2015 at Unit D, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, NG20 8RY at 11.00am, all items of business were duly passed on a show of hands by the requisite majorities.

The following is a summary of the Forms of Proxy appointing the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as proxy:

Resolution	For	Against	Withheld	Total Votes
1. To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the year ended 26 April 2015, together with the directors' and auditor's reports thereon	517,068,127	7,444,609	630,823	524,512,736
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 26 April 2015	518,504,036	5,918,178	721,345	524,422,214
3. Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy	426,150,848	97,167,282	1,825,428	523,318,130
4. To re-elect Keith Hellawell as a director of the Company	469,334,684	43,386,351	12,423,154	512,721,035
4*. To re-elect Keith Hellawell as a director of the Company	139,334,684	43,386,351	12,423,154	182,721,035
5. To re-elect Mike Ashley as a director of the Company	172,231,176	22,396,592	515,790	194,627,768
6. To re-elect Simon Bentley as a director of the Company	494,136,666	30,285,547	721,345	524,422,213
6*. To re-elect Simon Bentley as a director of the Company	164,136,666	30,285,547	721,345	194,422,213
7. To re-elect Dave Forsey as a director of the Company	524,202,481	425,038	516,040	524,627,519
8. To re-elect Dave Singleton as a director of the Company	489,672,104	34,955,414	516,040	524,627,518
8*. To re-elect Dave Singleton as a director of the Company	159,672,104	34,955,414	516,040	194,627,518
9. To re-elect Claire Jenkins as a director of the Company	510,053,987	14,573,531	516,040	524,627,518
9*. To re-elect Claire Jenkins as a director of the Company	180,053,987	14,573,531	516,040	194,627,518
10. To elect Matt Pearson as a director of the Company	524,202,481	425,038	516,040	524,627,519
11. To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as the Company's auditors, to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting	491,251,032	33,292,134	600,392	524,543,166
12. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	487,588,012	37,039,362	516,184	524,627,374
13. To grant authority for the directors to allot shares	524,625,243	2,276	516,040	524,627,519
14.To grant additional authority for the directors to allot shares in connection with a rights issue	489,817,435	33,728,083	1,598,041	523,545,518
15. To amend the 2015 Share Scheme	499,874,941	22,999,837	2,268,780	522,874,778
16. To dis-apply pre-emption rights	489,351,211	35,497,709	294,639	524,848,920
17. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	524,625,546	2,223	515,790	524,627,769
18.To reduce the notice period for all general meetings other than the Annual General Meeting	512,841,318	11,786,356	515,884	524,627,674
19.To authorise the making of political donations	524,437,806	189,107	516,646	524,626,913

* Votes of independent shareholders

For further information, please contact:

Sports Direct International plc                         T. 0344 245 9200

Dave Forsey, Chief Executive

Matt Pearson, Acting Chief Financial Officer

Powerscourt                                                    T. 0207 250 1446

Rory Godson

Victoria Palmer-Moore

Lisa Kavanagh

Notes to Editors

Sports Direct is the UK's leading sports retailer by revenue and operating profit, with approximately 400 stores across the UK. The Group provides an unrivalled range of products, offering exceptional quality and unbeatable value, from a wide variety of third-party and Group-owned brands, both in-store and online. Sports Direct now operates in 20 countries in Europe.

For more information please visit: www.sportsdirectplc.com

 

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