REG - Sainsbury(J) PLC - Result of AGM

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RNS Number : 2392F  Sainsbury(J) PLC  06 July 2023

6 July 2023

 

J Sainsbury plc

(the 'Company')

 

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, J Sainsbury plc announces the
results of the poll vote for each resolution. The Board was pleased to see all
resolutions approved by shareholders.

                                                                                     Votes For      % of Votes Cast  Votes Against  % of Votes Cast  Votes cast     Votes cast as a % of ISC  Votes Withheld(1)
 1   To receive and adopt the Company's audited Annual Report and Financial          1,796,853,091  99.97            564,090        0.03             1,797,417,181  75.95%                    819,570
     Statements for the 52 weeks to 4 March 2023
 2   To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration                                    1,756,970,275  98.84            20,579,681     1.16             1,777,549,956  75.11%                    20,686,795
 3   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                   1,782,120,758  99.12            15,865,534     0.88             1,797,986,292  75.97%                    246,459
 4   To declare a final dividend of 9.2 pence per ordinary share in respect of the   1,793,432,051  99.74            4,736,681      0.26             1,798,168,732  75.98%                    67,825
     52 weeks to 4 March 2023
 5   To elect Bláthnaid Bergin as a Director                                         1,795,002,416  99.83            3,065,649      0.17             1,798,068,065  75.97%                    165,236
 6   To re-elect Jo Bertram as a Director                                            1,758,603,821  97.80            39,475,051     2.20             1,798,078,872  75.97%                    152,310
 7   To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director                                          1,758,276,856  97.79            39,803,964     2.21             1,798,080,820  75.97%                    150,362
 8   To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director                                             1,754,069,911  97.55            44,016,935     2.45             1,798,086,846  75.97%                    144,336
 9   To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director                                         1,734,153,600  96.44            63,933,313     3.56             1,798,086,913  75.97%                    144,269
 10  To re-elect Tanuj Kapilashrami as a Director                                    1,757,868,242  97.77            40,183,010     2.23             1,798,051,252  75.97%                    179,930
 11  To re-elect Simon Roberts as a Director                                         1,797,717,715  99.98            342,117        0.02             1,798,059,832  75.97%                    174,486
 12  To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a Director                                       1,727,643,781  96.08            70,415,950     3.92             1,798,059,731  75.97%                    171,451
 13  To re-elect Keith Weed as a Director                                            1,758,572,908  97.80            39,495,758     2.20             1,798,068,666  75.97%                    160,762
 14  To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor                                      1,793,080,531  99.72            4,959,977      0.28             1,798,040,508  75.97%                    192,793
 15  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration        1,796,922,507  99.94            1,097,713      0.06             1,798,020,220  75.97%                    216,531
 16  Directors' general authority to allot shares                                    1,765,461,264  98.18            32,654,819     1.82             1,798,116,083  75.98%                    120,668
 17  Directors' general authority to disapply pre-emption rights without             1,766,730,904  98.26            31,287,930     1.74             1,798,018,834  75.97%                    214,467
     restriction as to use

     (Special Resolution)
 18  Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital  1,754,711,189  97.59            43,315,938     2.41             1,798,027,127  75.97%                    206,174
     investments

     (Special Resolution)
 19  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                             1,793,300,783  99.78            3,916,788      0.22             1,797,217,571  75.94%                    1,019,180

     (Special Resolution)
 20  To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political     1,457,140,882  99.63            5,361,588      0.37             1,462,502,470  61.79%                    335,732,816
     expenditure'
 21  To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear    1,690,366,655  94.01            107,743,363    5.99             1,798,110,018  75.98%                    126,733
     days' notice

     (Special Resolution)

(1)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 4 July 2023 was 2,366,702,347 shares
of 28(4)/(7) pence.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not
constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to
the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the
Company's website at
https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm
(https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm) .

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