Result of AGM and GM

RNS Number : 8418N

Sports Direct International Plc

07 September 2011

 



SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC

VOTING RESULTS OF 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND GENERAL MEETING

Annual General Meeting

Sports Direct International Plc announces that all items of business were duly passed on a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday 7 September 2011.

Proxy votes were as follows:

Resolution	For	Against	Withheld
1. To receive and consider the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the financial year ended 24 April 2011	530,089,556	139,507	0
2. Approval of the Directors Remuneration Report	475,596,204	53,895,376	737,483
3. Re-election of Keith Hellawell as a director	514,380,599	15,846,958	1,506
4. Re-election of Mike Ashley as a director	529,574,891	654,172	0
5. Re-election of Simon Bentley as a director	513,294,177	15,829,880	1,099,006
6. Re-election of Dave Forsey as a director	529,570,229	658,834	0
7. Re-election of Bob Mellors as a director	529,574391	653,928	744
8. Re-election of Dave Singleton as a director	514,405,439	15,823,624	0
9. Election of Claire Jenkins as a director	499,958,087	26,560,383	3,710,673
10.Election of Charles McCreevy as a director	529,945,962	281,839	1,262
11.Re-appointment of Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors	528,224,180	905,577	1,099,306
12.That the directors be authorised to determine of the auditors remuneration	529,890,705	338,058	300
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	527,799,920	2,429,143	0
14.To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	527,729,963	2,499,100	0
15.To disapply pre-emption rights and grant authority to the directors to allot relevant securities.	530,208,057	20,000	1,006
16.To approve the purchase of ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006.	530,228,063	1,000	0
17.Approval of amendments to the Sports Direct Bonus Share Scheme 2011	434,439,550	92,148,278	3,641,235
18. Approval of amendments to the Sports Direct Executive Bonus Share Scheme 2011	434,167,309	94,159,377	1,902,377
19.That a general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days notice	525,936,271	4,291,530	1,262
20.Authorsiation of political donations	529,859,938	364,311	4,814

General Meeting

At the General meeting held following the AGM, the resolution to approve the acquisition of 32 freehold and long leasehold properties from Mr Michael Ashley was passed on a show of hands.

Proxy votes were as follows:

Resolution	For	Against	Withheld
1. Approve the acquisition of freehold and long leasehold properties from Mr Michael Ashley	70,543,462	47,052,767	3,400

The number of shares in respect of which proxies were received at the AGM was approximately 512.3m and for the General Meeting was 116.4m.  The number of shares currently in issue is 576,602,369

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting and have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting and the full text of each of the resolutions are set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting, copies of which are available on the Sports Direct International plc website (www.sports-direct-international.com)

Further information

Rebecca Tylee-Birdsall

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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