REG - Sainsbury(J) PLC - Result of AGM

J SainsburyAnnouncement

11/07/2018 15:45

RNS Number : 3554U
Sainsbury(J) PLC
11 July 2018
 


11 July 2018
 
 
J Sainsbury plc - Results of AGM
 
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


%


Votes cast


Votes cast as a % of ISC


Votes Withheld




1


To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 10 March 2018


1,720,302,692


100.00


49,393


0.00


1,720,352,085


78.20%


338,647




2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


1,585,939,437


95.31


78,059,599


4.69


1,663,999,036


75.64%


56,685,779




3


To declare a final dividend of 7.1 pence per ordinary share


1,720,317,147


99.98


260,938


0.02


1,720,578,085


78.21%


106,005




4


To elect Jo Harlow as a Director


1,704,560,468


99.08


15,805,636


0.92


1,720,366,104


78.20%


311,527




5


To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director


1,706,625,478


99.20


13,738,991


0.80


1,720,364,469


78.20%


320,593




6


To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director


1,711,364,748


99.48


8,977,711


0.52


1,720,342,459


78.20%


344,167




7


To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director


1,710,190,844


99.41


10,197,351


0.59


1,720,388,195


78.20%


294,576




8


To re-elect David Keens as a Director


1,711,426,347


99.48


8,947,014


0.52


1,720,373,361


78.20%


313,265




9


To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director


1,705,794,159


99.15


14,582,736


0.85


1,720,376,895


78.20%


310,976




10


To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director


1,707,692,990


99.26


12,675,102


0.74


1,720,368,092


78.20%


316,586




11


To re-elect John Rogers as a Director


1,708,185,644


99.29


12,195,776


0.71


1,720,381,420


78.20%


305,591




12


To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director


1,711,638,652


99.49


8,764,018


0.51


1,720,402,670


78.20%


285,114




13


To re-elect David Tyler as a Director


1,679,865,676


97.69


39,672,814


2.31


1,719,538,490


78.16%


1,144,839




14


To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor


1,720,109,796


99.98


355,244


0.02


1,720,465,040


78.20%


223,068




15


To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration


1,720,270,354


99.99


218,036


0.01


1,720,488,390


78.20%


194,530




16


To authorise the Directors to allot shares


1,614,765,167


93.86


105,713,216


6.14


1,720,478,383


78.20%


209,853




17


Authority to disapply pre-emption rights  without restriction as to use (Special Resolution)


1,714,195,310


99.64


6,170,174


0.36


1,720,365,484


78.20%


320,576




18


Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)


1,605,900,150


93.35


114,451,494


6.65


1,720,351,644


78.20%


335,981




19


To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'


1,623,924,944


94.71


90,742,742


5.29


1,714,667,686


77.94%


6,018,826




20


To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)


1,713,048,025


99.69


5,393,682


0.31


1,718,441,707


78.11%


2,239,887




21


To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)


1,546,432,845


90.18


168,349,422


9.82


1,714,782,267


77.94%


5,905,016



 
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 9 July 2018 was 2,200,035,376 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 www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM  
A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm 



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