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J SainsburyAnnouncement

06/07/2016 16:00

RNS Number : 4591D
Sainsbury(J) PLC
06 July 2016
6 July 2016
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 12 March 2016 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors
1,328,730,615
99.99
87,072
0.01
1,328,817,687
69.01%
178,514
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 12 March 2016
1,277,085,823
98.77
15,848,289
1.23
1,292,934,112
67.15%
36,059,343
3
To declare a final dividend of 8.1 pence per ordinary share
1,328,855,450
100.00
59,992
0.00
1,328,915,442
69.02%
76,815
4
To elect Brian Cassin as a Director
1,328,165,464
99.97
412,861
0.03
1,328,578,325
69.00%
414,577
5
To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director
1,327,898,009
99.94
734,922
0.06
1,328,632,931
69.00%
360,135
6
To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director
1,328,121,112
99.96
542,325
0.04
1,328,663,437
69.00%
330,717
7
To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director
1,320,123,656
99.36
8,528,395
0.64
1,328,652,051
69.00%
344,028
8
To re-elect David Keens as a Director
1,328,243,177
99.97
409,411
0.03
1,328,652,588
69.00%
343,259
9
To re-elect Susan Rice as a Director
1,326,614,626
99.85
2,049,360
0.15
1,328,663,986
69.00%
335,053
10
To re-elect John Rogers as a Director
1,327,855,239
99.94
814,787
0.06
1,328,670,026
69.00%
334,175
11
To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director
1,327,959,206
99.95
718,676
0.05
1,328,677,882
69.00%
317,790
12
To re-elect David Tyler as a Director
1,319,311,276
99.30
9,356,944
0.70
1,328,668,220
69.00%
318,358
13
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor
1,326,016,769
99.80
2,681,455
0.20
1,328,698,224
69.00%
299,550
14
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration
1,328,405,397
99.97
338,269
0.03
1,328,743,666
69.01%
250,486
15
To authorise the Directors to allot shares 
1,296,204,636
97.56
32,419,400
2.44
1,328,624,036
69.00%
366,704
16
Authority to disapply pre-emption without restriction as to use (Special Resolution)
1,290,039,132
97.11
38,392,022
2.89
1,328,431,154
68.99%
555,811
17
Authority to disapply pre-emption for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)
1,280,393,719
96.38
48,057,832
3.62
1,328,451,551
68.99%
533,716
18
To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'
1,286,413,562
97.31
35,524,348
2.69
1,321,937,910
68.65%
6,979,727
19
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)
1,314,544,612
99.40
7,888,033
0.60
1,322,432,645
68.68%
6,554,585
20
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) 
1,201,693,014
90.85
120,984,666
9.15
1,322,677,680
68.69%
6,314,253
21
To approve the rules of J Sainsbury plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016
1,279,017,771
98.83
15,118,322
1.17
1,294,136,093
67.21%
34,853,155









Please note 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 5 July 2016 were 1,925,530,156 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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 
A copy of the voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/investor-centre/investor-news/rns/#tabbed_section
Investor Relations Enquiries
Media Enquiries
Joanna Le Neve Foster
Louise Evans/Anna Harland
+44 (0) 20 7695 0080
+44 (0) 20 7695 7295

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