SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC
VOTING RESULTS OF 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND GENERAL MEETING
Annual General Meeting
Sports Direct International Plc announces that all items of business were duly passed on a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday 7 September 2011.
Proxy votes were as follows:
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
1. To receive and consider the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the financial year ended 24 April 2011 |
530,089,556 |
139,507 |
0 |
2. Approval of the Directors Remuneration Report |
475,596,204 |
53,895,376 |
737,483 |
3. Re-election of Keith Hellawell as a director |
514,380,599 |
15,846,958 |
1,506 |
4. Re-election of Mike Ashley as a director |
529,574,891 |
654,172 |
0 |
5. Re-election of Simon Bentley as a director |
513,294,177 |
15,829,880 |
1,099,006 |
6. Re-election of Dave Forsey as a director |
529,570,229 |
658,834 |
0 |
7. Re-election of Bob Mellors as a director |
529,574391 |
653,928 |
744 |
8. Re-election of Dave Singleton as a director |
514,405,439 |
15,823,624 |
0 |
9. Election of Claire Jenkins as a director |
499,958,087 |
26,560,383 |
3,710,673 |
10.Election of Charles McCreevy as a director |
529,945,962 |
281,839 |
1,262 |
11.Re-appointment of Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors |
528,224,180 |
905,577 |
1,099,306 |
12.That the directors be authorised to determine of the auditors remuneration |
529,890,705 |
338,058 |
300 |
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
527,799,920 |
2,429,143 |
0 |
14.To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
527,729,963 |
2,499,100 |
0 |
15.To disapply pre-emption rights and grant authority to the directors to allot relevant securities. |
530,208,057 |
20,000 |
1,006 |
16.To approve the purchase of ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006. |
530,228,063 |
1,000 |
0 |
17.Approval of amendments to the Sports Direct Bonus Share Scheme 2011 |
434,439,550 |
92,148,278 |
3,641,235 |
18. Approval of amendments to the Sports Direct Executive Bonus Share Scheme 2011 |
434,167,309 |
94,159,377 |
1,902,377 |
19.That a general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days notice |
525,936,271 |
4,291,530 |
1,262 |
20.Authorsiation of political donations |
529,859,938 |
364,311 |
4,814 |
General Meeting
At the General meeting held following the AGM, the resolution to approve the acquisition of 32 freehold and long leasehold properties from Mr Michael Ashley was passed on a show of hands.
Proxy votes were as follows:
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
1. Approve the acquisition of freehold and long leasehold properties from Mr Michael Ashley |
70,543,462 |
47,052,767 |
3,400 |
The number of shares in respect of which proxies were received at the AGM was approximately 512.3m and for the General Meeting was 116.4m. The number of shares currently in issue is 576,602,369
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting and have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting and the full text of each of the resolutions are set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting, copies of which are available on the Sports Direct International plc website (www.sports-direct-international.com)
Further information
Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall
Company Secretary
Tel: 0870 838 7309