Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6019B

JD Sports Fashion Plc

17 June 2016

 

17 June 2016

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 - VOTING RESULTS

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 17 June 2016 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8RR at 1pm, all resolutions were passed on a poll. 

The results for each resolution are set out below:

Number	Resolution Name	Number of Votes  For	% of Votes For	Number of Votes  Against	% of Votes Against	Number of Votes  Withheld	% Votes Withheld
01	Annual Report	170,379,974	99.99%	25,000	0.01%	394,073	0.23%
02	Remuneration Report	136,999,926	83.06%	27,940,303	16.94%	5,858,818	3.43%
03	Dividend	170,780,999	99.99%	18,048	0.01%	0	0.00%
04	Peter Cowgill	156,765,173	96.91%	4,996,445	3.09%	9,037,429	5.29%
05	Brian Small	170,390,100	99.76%	407,019	0.24%	1,928	0.00%
06	Andrew Leslie	170,213,920	99.66%	583,199	0.34%	1,928	0.00%
07	Martin Davies	170,652,961	99.92%	141,439	0.08%	4,647	0.00%
08	Heather Jackson	170,699,009	99.94%	98,110	0.06%	1,928	0.00%
09	Andrew Rubin	170,075,847	99.58%	723,200	0.42%	0	0.00%
10	Reappoint Auditors	162,857,882	95.35%	7,941,165	4.65%	0	0.00%
11	Auditors Remuneration	170,687,870	99.94%	109,249	0.06%	1,928	0.00%
12	Political Donations	170,788,800	100.00%	8,319	0.00%	1,928	0.00%
13	General Meeting Notice Period	168,525,600	98.67%	2,271,519	1.33%	1,928	0.00%

In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special resolution passed at the meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

INDEPENDENT VOTE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Number	Resolution Name	Number of Votes  For	% of Votes For	Number of Votes  Against	% of Votes Against	Number of Votes  Withheld	% Votes Withheld
06*	Andrew Leslie	58,359,032	99.01%	583,199	0.99%	1,928	0.00%
07*	Martin Davies	58,798,073	99.76%	141,439	0.24%	4,647	0.01%
08*	Heather Jackson	58,844,121	99.83%	98,110	0.17%	1,928	0.00%

Notes:

(a)  The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(b)  A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

(c)   Total issued ordinary share capital as at 17 June 2016 was 194,646,632. A total of 170,799,047 votes were validly cast by all shareholders on each of resolutions 1 to 13, being 87.75% of the total issued ordinary share capital. A total of 58,919,290 votes were validly cast by shareholders (excluding controlling shareholders) on each of resolutions 6 to 8, being 71.17% of the total issued ordinary share capital (excluding the shares held by the controlling shareholders).

(d)  Resolution 13 was passed as a special resolution.

The Company will announce its interim results on 13 September 2016.

Siobhan Mawdsley

Company Secretary

 

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