Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9063L

Sainsbury(J) PLC

09 July 2014

9 July 2014

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:

		Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Voted total	% of ISC Voted	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 15 March 2014 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors	1,211,569,094	99.99	86,039	0.01	1,211,655,133	63.35%	1,617,160
2	To approve the Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 15 March 2014	1,203,343,172	99.48	6,278,440	0.52	1,209,621,612	63.24%	3,662,290
3	To approve the Remuneration Policy set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014	1,153,620,997	99.15	9,843,388	0.85	1,163,464,385	60.83%	49,811,573
4	To declare a final dividend of 12.3 pence per ordinary share	1,211,744,411	100.00	27,293	0.00	1,211,771,704	63.35%	1,513,844
5	To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director	1,211,092,099	99.96	500,735	0.04	1,211,592,834	63.35%	1,693,654
6	To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,211,246,632	99.97	387,006	0.03	1,211,633,638	63.35%	1,651,866
7	To re-elect Mary Harris Ford as a Director	1,210,977,546	99.94	667,673	0.06	1,211,645,219	63.35%	1,637,273
8	To re-elect Gary Hughes as a Director	1,208,426,625	99.74	3,165,305	0.26	1,211,591,930	63.35%	1,694,710
9	To re-elect John McAdam as a Director	1,209,215,122	99.80	2,368,295	0.20	1,211,583,417	63.34%	1,701,470
10	To re-elect Susan Rice as a Director	1,210,969,145	99.94	670,129	0.06	1,211,639,274	63.35%	1,643,658
11	To re-elect John Rogers as a Director	1,211,114,072	99.96	524,458	0.04	1,211,638,530	63.35%	1,646,876
12	To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director	1,210,875,458	99.94	724,628	0.06	1,211,600,086	63.35%	1,671,745
13	To re-elect David Tyler as a Director	1,169,032,569	96.56	41,663,589	3.44	1,210,696,158	63.30%	2,576,749
14	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	1,206,328,785	99.63	4,423,344	0.37	1,210,752,129	63.30%	2,529,598
15	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,209,334,380	99.81	2,290,541	0.19	1,211,624,921	63.35%	1,655,440
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,171,418,250	96.70	39,981,705	3.30	1,211,399,955	63.34%	1,883,401
17	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	1,191,712,870	99.26	8,861,710	0.74	1,200,574,580	62.77%	12,706,559
18	To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,190,649,680	98.73	15,271,022	1.27	1,205,920,702	63.05%	7,317,538
19	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,210,663,429	99.95	665,363	0.05	1,211,328,792	63.33%	1,953,231
20	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	1,107,535,090	92.22	93,428,935	7.78	1,200,964,025	62.79%	12,320,979

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 from the National Storage Mechanism.