Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3539K

Sainsbury(J) PLC

13 July 2011

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 19 March 2011 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors	1,364,736,481	99.99	82,727	0.01	1,364,819,208	72.76	56,458
2	To approve the Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 19 March 2011	1,331,492,807	98.18	24,616,249	1.82	1,356,109,056	72.30	8,750,946
3	To declare a final dividend of 10.8 pence per ordinary share	1,364,789,368	100.00	61,155	0.00	1,364,850,523	72.77	40,048
4	To elect Matt Brittin as a Director	1,361,864,869	99.80	2,745,725	0.20	1,364,610,594	72.75	268,131
5	To elect John Rogers as a Director	1,361,888,654	99.80	2,765,511	0.20	1,364,654,165	72.76	221,585
6	To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,354,423,653	99.64	4,923,565	0.36	1,359,347,218	72.47	5,531,686
7	To re-elect Anna Ford as a Director	1,359,889,724	99.65	4,739,157	0.35	1,364,628,881	72.75	252,014
8	To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director	1,361,817,341	99.79	2,840,881	0.21	1,364,658,222	72.76	226,167
9	To re-elect Gary Hughes as a Director	1,361,905,888	99.80	2,764,064	0.20	1,364,669,952	72.76	217,577
10	To re-elect Justin King as a Director	1,354,519,850	99.64	4,893,798	0.36	1,359,413,648	72.48	5,479,776
11	To re-elect John McAdam as a Director	1,347,038,830	98.71	17,636,609	1.29	1,364,675,439	72.76	210,883
12	To re-elect Bob Stack as a Director	1,360,263,066	99.68	4,364,880	0.32	1,364,627,946	72.75	255,968
13	To re-elect David Tyler as a Director	1,360,297,566	99.68	4,366,468	0.32	1,364,664,034	72.76	211,278
14	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	1,356,187,282	99.76	3,243,520	0.24	1,359,430,802	72.48	5,442,593
15	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,364,432,827	99.98	309,595	0.02	1,364,742,422	72.76	143,329
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,359,903,817	99.65	4,720,891	0.35	1,364,624,708	72.75	253,617
17	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	1,361,959,978	99.92	1,025,982	0.08	1,362,985,960	72.67	1,890,737
18	To renew the Directors' authority to operate the Company's Savings Related Share Option Plan 1980	1,362,004,061	99.81	2,540,695	0.19	1,364,544,756	72.75	328,892
19	To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,345,580,648	99.46	7,353,558	0.54	1,352,934,206	72.13	11,892,606
20	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,354,930,920	99.67	4,447,315	0.33	1,359,378,235	72.47	5,490,152
21	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	1,270,642,482	93.10	94,102,215	6.90	1,364,744,697	72.76	141,384

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.