ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 - VOTING RESULTS

RNS Number : 0286I

JD Sports Fashion Plc

27 June 2013

 



27 June 2013

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 - VOTING RESULTS

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 27 June 2013 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire BL9 8RR at 1pm, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. 

The following is a summary of the Forms of Proxy appointing the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as proxy:

No.	Resolution	Votes for*	Votes for* %	Votes against	Votes against %	Votes withheld**
1	To receive the report & accounts	39,741,054	100.00	0	0.00	104,959
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	37,579,895	94.31	2,266,118	5.69	0
3	To declare a final dividend	39,846,013	100.00	0	0.00	0
4	To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director	37,611,636	99.44	213,014	0.56	2,021,363
5	To re-elect Barry Bown as a director	39,845,531	100.00	0	0.00	482
6	To re-elect Brian Small as a director	39,845,531	100.00	0	0.00	482
7	To re-elect Colin Archer as a director	38,717,361	97.43	1,023,155	2.57	105,497
8	To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director	39,369,614	99.73	105,542	0.27	370,857
9	To elect Martin Davies as a director	39,845,531	100.00	0	0.00	482
10	To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	39,370,678	99.07	370,375	0.93	104,959
11	To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration	39,475,156	99.07	370,375	0.93	482
12	To authorise the purchase of own shares by the Company^	39,842,912	99.99	3,100	0.01	0
13	To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days notice^	39,632,204	99.46	213,209	0.54	600

*              Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion

**           A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution

^              Special resolution

Total issued ordinary share capital as at 25 June 2013: 48,661,658.

Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,846,013 (81.88%)

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business  have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Jane Brisley

Company Secretary

 

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