Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3554U

Sainsbury(J) PLC

11 July 2018

 

11 July 2018

J Sainsbury plc - Results of AGM

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	%	Votes cast	Votes cast as a % of ISC	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 10 March 2018	1,720,302,692	100.00	49,393	0.00	1,720,352,085	78.20%	338,647
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,585,939,437	95.31	78,059,599	4.69	1,663,999,036	75.64%	56,685,779
3	To declare a final dividend of 7.1 pence per ordinary share	1,720,317,147	99.98	260,938	0.02	1,720,578,085	78.21%	106,005
4	To elect Jo Harlow as a Director	1,704,560,468	99.08	15,805,636	0.92	1,720,366,104	78.20%	311,527
5	To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director	1,706,625,478	99.20	13,738,991	0.80	1,720,364,469	78.20%	320,593
6	To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director	1,711,364,748	99.48	8,977,711	0.52	1,720,342,459	78.20%	344,167
7	To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,710,190,844	99.41	10,197,351	0.59	1,720,388,195	78.20%	294,576
8	To re-elect David Keens as a Director	1,711,426,347	99.48	8,947,014	0.52	1,720,373,361	78.20%	313,265
9	To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director	1,705,794,159	99.15	14,582,736	0.85	1,720,376,895	78.20%	310,976
10	To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director	1,707,692,990	99.26	12,675,102	0.74	1,720,368,092	78.20%	316,586
11	To re-elect John Rogers as a Director	1,708,185,644	99.29	12,195,776	0.71	1,720,381,420	78.20%	305,591
12	To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director	1,711,638,652	99.49	8,764,018	0.51	1,720,402,670	78.20%	285,114
13	To re-elect David Tyler as a Director	1,679,865,676	97.69	39,672,814	2.31	1,719,538,490	78.16%	1,144,839
14	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor	1,720,109,796	99.98	355,244	0.02	1,720,465,040	78.20%	223,068
15	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration	1,720,270,354	99.99	218,036	0.01	1,720,488,390	78.20%	194,530
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,614,765,167	93.86	105,713,216	6.14	1,720,478,383	78.20%	209,853
17	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights  without restriction as to use (Special Resolution)	1,714,195,310	99.64	6,170,174	0.36	1,720,365,484	78.20%	320,576
18	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)	1,605,900,150	93.35	114,451,494	6.65	1,720,351,644	78.20%	335,981
19	To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,623,924,944	94.71	90,742,742	5.29	1,714,667,686	77.94%	6,018,826
20	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,713,048,025	99.69	5,393,682	0.31	1,718,441,707	78.11%	2,239,887
21	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	1,546,432,845	90.18	168,349,422	9.82	1,714,782,267	77.94%	5,905,016

A 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is therefore not included in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

The total number of voting rights as at 9 July 2018 was 2,200,035,376 shares of 28⁴/₇ pence.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM  

A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm 

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