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RNS Number : 6756P  Sainsbury(J) PLC  03 July 2025

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          1,549,127,912  100.00           71,570         0.00             1,549,199,482  67.08%                    3,024,460
     Statements for the 52 weeks to 1 March 2025.
 2   To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration                                    1,518,462,736  97.89            32,699,257     2.11             1,551,161,993  67.16%                    1,061,508
 3   To declare a final dividend of 9.7 pence per ordinary share in respect of the   1,547,465,254  99.75            3,853,714      0.25             1,551,318,968  67.17%                    906,549
     52 weeks to 1 March 2025.
 4   To re-elect Bláthnaid Bergin as a Director.                                     1,548,599,628  99.83            2,588,146      0.17             1,551,187,774  67.16%                    1,036,860
 5   To re-elect Jo Bertram as a Director                                            1,519,086,724  97.93            32,135,810     2.07             1,551,222,534  67.16%                    999,595
 6   To elect Katie Bickerstaffe as a Director                                       1,545,373,456  99.63            5,781,361      0.37             1,551,154,817  67.16%                    1,070,365
 7   To elect Steve Hare as a Director                                               1,549,155,765  99.87            2,002,505      0.13             1,551,158,270  67.16%                    1,066,888
 8   To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director                                             1,514,500,002  97.64            36,646,845     2.36             1,551,146,847  67.16%                    1,078,309
 9   To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director                                         1,510,700,211  97.39            40,498,286     2.61             1,551,198,497  67.16%                    1,026,406
 10  To re-elect Tanuj Kapilashrami as a Director                                    1,518,172,229  97.87            33,002,644     2.13             1,551,174,873  67.16%                    1,050,283
 11  To re-elect Simon Roberts as a Director                                         1,550,625,735  99.96            598,023        0.04             1,551,223,758  67.16%                    1,001,605
 12  To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a Director                                       1,493,522,109  96.28            57,678,840     3.72             1,551,200,949  67.16%                    1,024,207
 13  To re-elect Keith Weed as a Director                                            1,519,044,275  97.93            32,124,054     2.07             1,551,168,329  67.16%                    1,050,164
 14  To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor                                1,548,358,133  99.82            2,842,284      0.18             1,551,200,417  67.16%                    1,023,287
 15  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration        1,550,254,990  99.93            1,012,954      0.07             1,551,267,944  67.16%                    954,893
 16  Directors' general authority to allot shares                                    1,527,471,827  98.47            23,776,981     1.53             1,551,248,808  67.16%                    974,029
 17  Directors' general authority to disapply pre-emption rights without             1,501,500,664  96.80            49,691,126     3.20             1,551,191,790  67.16%                    1,028,008
     restriction as to use

     (Special Resolution)
 18  Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital  1,501,549,542  96.80            49,650,729     3.20             1,551,200,271  67.16%                    1,020,232
     investments

     (Special Resolution)
 19  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                             1,549,177,928  99.91            1,334,583      0.09             1,550,512,511  67.13%                    1,710,414

 20  To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political     1,295,730,591  99.13            11,399,293     0.87             1,307,129,884  56.59%                    245,093,318
     expenditure'
 21  To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear    1,449,451,473  93.43            101,856,498    6.57             1,551,307,971  67.17%                    905,551
     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 1 July 2025 was 2,309,644,958 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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