Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5439S

Sainsbury(J) PLC

08 July 2015

8 July 2015

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 14 March 2015 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors	1,276,451,422	99.99	122,524	0.01	1,276,573,946	66.40%	2,009,381
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 14 March 2015	1,228,795,102	98.78	15,153,821	1.22	1,243,948,923	64.70%	34,659,310
3	To declare a final dividend of 8.2 pence per ordinary share	1,276,428,085	99.99	154,236	0.01	1,276,582,321	66.40%	2,005,106
4	To elect David Keens as a Director	1,276,061,563	99.97	398,132	0.03	1,276,459,695	66.39%	2,095,897
5	To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director	1,275,958,514	99.96	523,254	0.04	1,276,481,768	66.40%	2,071,149
6	To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,275,863,966	99.95	642,772	0.05	1,276,506,738	66.40%	2,046,746
7	To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director	1,272,016,494	99.65	4,442,196	0.35	1,276,458,690	66.39%	2,098,993
8	To re-elect John McAdam as a Director	1,261,818,089	98.85	14,648,371	1.15	1,276,466,460	66.39%	2,093,062
9	To re-elect Susan Rice as a Director	1,275,802,618	99.95	683,271	0.05	1,276,485,889	66.40%	2,069,791
10	To re-elect John Rogers as a Director	1,276,049,431	99.97	410,636	0.03	1,276,460,067	66.39%	2,097,930
11	To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director	1,275,778,673	99.94	708,221	0.06	1,276,486,894	66.40%	2,070,851
12	To re-elect David Tyler as a Director	1,262,657,875	99.07	11,803,705	0.93	1,274,461,580	66.29%	4,115,106
13	To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors	1,274,512,673	99.84	2,021,754	0.16	1,276,534,427	66.40%	2,044,893
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,276,184,807	99.97	337,341	0.03	1,276,522,148	66.40%	2,061,136
15	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,181,747,234	92.58	94,708,355	7.42	1,276,455,589	66.39%	2,129,497
16	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	1,210,921,444	94.88	65,295,446	5.12	1,276,216,890	66.38%	2,334,404
17	To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,207,316,390	96.90	38,589,451	3.10	1,245,905,841	64.80%	32,629,985
18	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,275,786,633	99.95	694,240	0.05	1,276,480,873	66.40%	2,101,558
19	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	1,166,003,092	91.34	110,543,105	8.66	1,276,546,197	66.40%	2,035,581
20	To amend Article 98 of the Company's Articles of Association	1,275,346,445	99.93	830,640	0.07	1,276,177,085	66.38%	2,376,079

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.