REG - Sainsbury(J) PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 5531ESainsbury(J) PLC04 July 20194 July 2019
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
% of Votes Cast
Votes Against
% of Votes Cast
Votes cast
Votes cast as a % of ISC
Votes Withheld1
1
To receive and adopt the audited Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks to 9 March 2019
1,665,214,414
100.00
52,182
0.00
1,665,266,596
75.30
797,534
2
To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report
1,506,526,818
90.44
159,305,541
9.56
1,665,832,359
75.32
236,874
3
To declare a final dividend of 7.9 pence per ordinary share
1,665,166,622
99.95
835,315
0.05
1,666,001,937
75.33
67,130
4
To elect Martin Scicluna as a Director
1,652,275,388
99.19
13,491,139
0.81
1,665,766,527
75.32
304,535
5
To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director
1,658,385,401
99.56
7,379,657
0.44
1,665,765,058
75.32
302,935
6
To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director
1,658,007,760
99.53
7,755,975
0.47
1,665,763,735
75.32
303,910
7
To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director
1,656,348,728
99.53
7,827,274
0.47
1,664,176,002
75.25
1,904,417
8
To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director
1,658,245,709
99.55
7,517,201
0.45
1,665,762,910
75.32
305,607
9
To re-elect David Keens as a Director
1,658,359,995
99.56
7,409,283
0.44
1,665,769,278
75.32
299,239
10
To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director
1,656,608,990
99.45
9,166,371
0.55
1,665,775,361
75.32
295,021
11
To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director
1,657,078,761
99.48
8,707,682
0.52
1,665,786,443
75.32
282,074
12
To re-elect John Rogers as a Director
1,656,097,497
99.49
8,505,255
0.51
1,664,602,752
75.27
1,462,880
13
To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director
1,658,638,065
99.57
7,105,389
0.43
1,665,743,454
75.32
307,141
14
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor
1,665,090,816
99.96
684,176
0.04
1,665,774,992
75.32
280,656
15
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration
1,665,238,398
99.97
557,681
0.03
1,665,796,079
75.32
255,305
16
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
1,553,748,991
93.27
112,091,500
6.73
1,665,840,491
75.33
211,745
17
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)
1,593,847,837
95.69
71,845,818
4.31
1,665,693,655
75.32
358,921
18
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)
1,522,617,969
91.41
143,097,807
8.59
1,665,715,776
75.32
333,667
19
To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure
1,605,522,654
96.98
50,037,456
3.02
1,655,560,110
74.86
10,496,849
20
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)
1,657,770,659
99.59
6,837,027
0.41
1,664,607,686
75.27
1,447,048
21
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)
1,500,543,131
90.37
159,822,423
9.63
1,660,365,554
75.08
5,690,285
1A 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 2 July 2019 was 2,211,526,870 shares of 284/7 pence.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all 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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