Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4674H

Sainsbury(J) PLC

11 July 2012

 



11 July 2012

Announcement of AGM Poll Results

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	%	Voted total	% of ISC Voted	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 17 March 2012 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors	1,240,635,074	99.99	97,239	0.01	1,240,732,313	65.76%	350,488
2	To approve the Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks to 17 March 2012	1,184,209,892	96.52	42,697,257	3.48	1,226,907,149	65.03%	14,173,442
3	To declare a final dividend of 11.6 pence per ordinary share	1,240,724,494	100.00	58,578	0.00	1,240,783,072	65.76%	307,092
4	To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director	1,238,037,905	99.79	2,571,233	0.21	1,240,609,138	65.75%	467,918
5	To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director	1,227,986,688	99.45	6,729,644	0.55	1,234,716,332	65.44%	6,371,092
6	To re-elect Anna Ford as a Director	1,235,659,437	99.61	4,841,205	0.39	1,240,500,642	65.75%	565,648
7	To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director	1,236,248,768	99.65	4,374,474	0.35	1,240,623,242	65.75%	464,429
8	To re-elect Gary Hughes as a Director	1,238,038,035	99.79	2,566,500	0.21	1,240,604,535	65.75%	481,668
9	To re-elect Justin King as a Director	1,228,057,305	99.46	6,700,363	0.54	1,234,757,668	65.44%	6,329,755
10	To re-elect John McAdam as a Director	1,197,133,895	96.72	40,603,560	3.28	1,237,737,455	65.60%	3,332,176
11	To re-elect John Rogers as a Director	1,236,355,730	99.66	4,244,754	0.34	1,240,600,484	65.75%	484,515
12	To re-elect David Tyler as a Director	1,229,713,342	99.44	6,909,312	0.56	1,236,622,654	65.54%	4,472,990
13	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	1,240,134,200	99.96	518,778	0.04	1,240,652,978	65.76%	437,558
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,238,465,651	99.83	2,153,026	0.17	1,240,618,677	65.75%	479,519
15	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,234,615,243	99.53	5,854,754	0.47	1,240,469,997	65.75%	607,383
16	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	1,236,309,299	99.82	2,198,136	0.18	1,238,507,435	65.64%	2,561,888
17	To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'	1,221,904,217	99.34	8,103,728	0.66	1,230,007,945	65.19%	11,061,743
18	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	1,231,871,674	99.73	3,336,707	0.27	1,235,208,381	65.47%	5,884,464
19	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	1,137,572,405	91.78	101,910,180	8.22	1,239,482,585	65.69%	1,616,055

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism.

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