Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3554U
Sainsbury(J) PLC
11 July 2018
 

11 July 2018

 

 

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

%

Votes Against

%

Votes cast

Votes cast as a % of ISC

Votes Withheld

1

To receive and adopt the audited accounts for the 52 weeks to 10 March 2018

1,720,302,692

100.00

49,393

0.00

1,720,352,085

78.20%

338,647

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,585,939,437

95.31

78,059,599

4.69

1,663,999,036

75.64%

56,685,779

3

To declare a final dividend of 7.1 pence per ordinary share

1,720,317,147

99.98

260,938

0.02

1,720,578,085

78.21%

106,005

4

To elect Jo Harlow as a Director

1,704,560,468

99.08

15,805,636

0.92

1,720,366,104

78.20%

311,527

5

To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director

1,706,625,478

99.20

13,738,991

0.80

1,720,364,469

78.20%

320,593

6

To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director

1,711,364,748

99.48

8,977,711

0.52

1,720,342,459

78.20%

344,167

7

To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director

1,710,190,844

99.41

10,197,351

0.59

1,720,388,195

78.20%

294,576

8

To re-elect David Keens as a Director

1,711,426,347

99.48

8,947,014

0.52

1,720,373,361

78.20%

313,265

9

To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director

1,705,794,159

99.15

14,582,736

0.85

1,720,376,895

78.20%

310,976

10

To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director

1,707,692,990

99.26

12,675,102

0.74

1,720,368,092

78.20%

316,586

11

To re-elect John Rogers as a Director

1,708,185,644

99.29

12,195,776

0.71

1,720,381,420

78.20%

305,591

12

To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director

1,711,638,652

99.49

8,764,018

0.51

1,720,402,670

78.20%

285,114

13

To re-elect David Tyler as a Director

1,679,865,676

97.69

39,672,814

2.31

1,719,538,490

78.16%

1,144,839

14

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor

1,720,109,796

99.98

355,244

0.02

1,720,465,040

78.20%

223,068

15

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration

1,720,270,354

99.99

218,036

0.01

1,720,488,390

78.20%

194,530

16

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

1,614,765,167

93.86

105,713,216

6.14

1,720,478,383

78.20%

209,853

17

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights  without restriction as to use (Special Resolution)

1,714,195,310

99.64

6,170,174

0.36

1,720,365,484

78.20%

320,576

18

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)

1,605,900,150

93.35

114,451,494

6.65

1,720,351,644

78.20%

335,981

19

To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'

1,623,924,944

94.71

90,742,742

5.29

1,714,667,686

77.94%

6,018,826

20

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)

1,713,048,025

99.69

5,393,682

0.31

1,718,441,707

78.11%

2,239,887

21

To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)

1,546,432,845

90.18

168,349,422

9.82

1,714,782,267

77.94%

5,905,016

 

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 9 July 2018 was 2,200,035,376 shares of 284/7 pence.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the 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 

Investor Relations Enquiries

Media Enquiries

James Collins

Rebecca Reilly

+44 (0) 20 7695 0080

+44 (0) 20 7695 7295

 

 

 

 


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