Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6508K

JD Sports Fashion Plc

26 June 2014

 



26 June 2014

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014 - VOTING RESULTS AND SHARE SUBDIVISION

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26 June 2014 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	39,437,748	100.00	0	0.00	480
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	33,849,462	86.39	5,333,955	13.61	254,811
3	To approve the directors' remuneration policy statement	37,657,370	95.48	1,780,858	4.52	0
4	To declare a final dividend	39,438,228	100.00	0	0.00	0
5	To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director	37,730,915	96.47	1,380,596	3.53	326,717
6	To re-elect Barry Bown as a director***	-	-	-	-	-
7	To re-elect Brian Small as a director	39,427,448	99.97	10,680	0.03	100
8	To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director	38,962,265	98.79	475,398	1.21	565
9	To elect Martin Davies as a director	39,434,359	99.99	3,304	0.01	565
10	To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	39,008,460	99.16	330,020	0.84	99,748
11	To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration	39,111,411	99.17	326,717	0.83	100
12	To approve the JD Sports Fashion PLC Long Term Incentive Plan	37,997,638	96.35	1,440,590	3.65	0
13	To sub-divide the ordinary shares	39,437,863	100.00	365	0.00	0
14	To authorise political donations	39,384,759	99.86	53,469	0.14	0
15	To authorise the purchase of own shares by the Company^	39,433,528	99.99	4,600	0.01	100
16	To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice^	39,245,578	99.51	192,550	0.49	100

*              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

***         Resolution withdrawn following Mr Bown stepping down from the Board on 30 May 2014

^              Special resolution

Total issued ordinary share capital as at 24 June 2014: 48,661,658.

Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,438,228 (81.05%)

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.

SHARE SUBDIVISION

As outlined in the Notice of Annual General Meeting posted to shareholders on 23 May 2014 ("AGM Notice") and following the passing of Resolution 13 at today's Annual General Meeting, it is expected that the Share Subdivision will become effective on 30 June 2014 (the "Effective Date"). On that date, the Official List of the UKLA will be amended and each of the Company's ordinary shares of 5.0 pence each will be subdivided into four ordinary shares of 1.25 pence each ("New Ordinary Shares").

New share certificates in respect of each shareholder's holding of New Ordinary Shares will be sent to the holders of certificated shares as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. Shareholders who hold their shares in uncertificated form will have their CREST accounts credited on the Effective Date.

The New Ordinary Shares have the ISIN code: GB00BMNQZP86.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the AGM Notice.

Jane Brisley

Company Secretary

 

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