Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1161Z

Sainsbury(J) PLC

15 July 2008

 



15 July 2008

Announcement of AGM Poll Results

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, J Sainsbury plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:

Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as per Notice of Meeting		For		Against		Abstentions
		Number	%	Number	%	Number
1	To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditors' reports and the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 22 March 2008	1,058,530,023	99.94	618,728	0.06	16,529,619
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 22 March 2008	1,023,174,050	97.89	22,103,926	2.11	30,395,889
3	To declare a final dividend of 9.00 pence per ordinary share	1,058,738,802	100.00	40,427	0.00	16,898,232
4	To elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,055,904,888	99.74	2,756,908	0.26	17,012,149
5	To elect Mary Harris as a Director	1,055,152,155	99.63	3,867,941	0.37	16,655,614
6	To re-elect Philip Hampton as a Director	1,055,811,793	99.69	3,253,828	0.31	16,608,857
7	To re-elect Gary Hughes as a Director	1,056,245,792	99.74	2,798,475	0.26	16,626,020
8	To re-elect Bob Stack as a Director	1,055,739,685	99.69	3,310,232	0.31	16,623,603
9	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	1,042,979,275	99.23	8,145,947	0.77	21,096,649
10	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree Auditors' remuneration	1,049,122,214	99.38	6,495,925	0.62	16,592,359
11	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,054,016,054	99.53	4,961,668	0.47	16,685,883
12	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	1,056,099,695	99.79	2,220,828	0.21	17,346,572
13	To authorise J Sainsbury plc to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,042,353,870	99.09	9,603,013	0.91	23,693,910
14	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,057,346,048	99.85	1,573,116	0.15	16,715,429
15	To adopt new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)	1,018,300,291	96.22	39,999,083	3.78	17,375,021

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ('UKLA') and will be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations                    Media

Elliot Jordan                               Pip Wood

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