Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0052J

JD Sports Fashion Plc

23 June 2011

 



23 June 2011

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 - VOTING RESULTS

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 23 June 2011 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	39,166,723	0	0
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	32,631,361	5,911,212	624,150
3	To declare a final dividend	39,166,723	0	0
4	To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director	37,252,697	805,354	1,108,671
5	To re-elect Barry Bown as a director	38,595,869	570,854	0
6	To re-elect Brian Small as a director	38,595,869	570,854	0
7	To re-elect Colin Archer as a director	36,846,068	2,272,143	48,511
8	To re-elect Chris Bird as a director	38,949,117	217,141	465
9	To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director	38,147,898	1,007,372	11,453
10	To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors	39,166,722	1	0
11	To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration	39,164,069	2,654	0
12	To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	39,166,722	1	0
13	To approve the long term incentive plan	33,327,427	5,793,015	46,281
14	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights^	39,166,722	1	0
15	To authorise the purchase of own shares by the Company^	38,936,503	99,590	130,630
16	To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days notice^	38,524,749	641,974	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 21 June 2011: 48,661,658.

Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,166,723 (80.49%)

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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