4 July 2019
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:
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Votes For |
% of Votes Cast |
Votes Against |
% of Votes Cast |
Votes cast |
Votes cast as a % of ISC |
Votes Withheld1 |
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1 |
To receive and adopt the audited Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks to 9 March 2019
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1,665,214,414 |
100.00 |
52,182 |
0.00 |
1,665,266,596 |
75.30 |
797,534 |
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2 |
To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report
|
1,506,526,818 |
90.44 |
159,305,541 |
9.56 |
1,665,832,359 |
75.32 |
236,874 |
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3 |
To declare a final dividend of 7.9 pence per ordinary share
|
1,665,166,622 |
99.95 |
835,315 |
0.05 |
1,666,001,937 |
75.33 |
67,130 |
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4 |
To elect Martin Scicluna as a Director |
1,652,275,388 |
99.19 |
13,491,139 |
0.81 |
1,665,766,527 |
75.32 |
304,535 |
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5 |
To re-elect Matt Brittin as a Director |
1,658,385,401 |
99.56 |
7,379,657 |
0.44 |
1,665,765,058 |
75.32 |
302,935 |
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6 |
To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director |
1,658,007,760 |
99.53 |
7,755,975 |
0.47 |
1,665,763,735 |
75.32 |
303,910 |
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7 |
To re-elect Mike Coupe as a Director |
1,656,348,728 |
99.53 |
7,827,274 |
0.47 |
1,664,176,002 |
75.25 |
1,904,417 |
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8 |
To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director |
1,658,245,709 |
99.55 |
7,517,201 |
0.45 |
1,665,762,910 |
75.32 |
305,607 |
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9 |
To re-elect David Keens as a Director |
1,658,359,995 |
99.56 |
7,409,283 |
0.44 |
1,665,769,278 |
75.32 |
299,239 |
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10 |
To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director |
1,656,608,990 |
99.45 |
9,166,371 |
0.55 |
1,665,775,361 |
75.32 |
295,021 |
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11 |
To re-elect Dame Susan Rice as a Director |
1,657,078,761 |
99.48 |
8,707,682 |
0.52 |
1,665,786,443 |
75.32 |
282,074 |
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12 |
To re-elect John Rogers as a Director |
1,656,097,497 |
99.49 |
8,505,255 |
0.51 |
1,664,602,752 |
75.27 |
1,462,880 |
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13 |
To re-elect Jean Tomlin as a Director |
1,658,638,065 |
99.57 |
7,105,389 |
0.43 |
1,665,743,454 |
75.32 |
307,141 |
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14 |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
1,665,090,816 |
99.96 |
684,176 |
0.04 |
1,665,774,992 |
75.32 |
280,656 |
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15 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration
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1,665,238,398 |
99.97 |
557,681 |
0.03 |
1,665,796,079 |
75.32 |
255,305 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
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1,553,748,991 |
93.27 |
112,091,500 |
6.73 |
1,665,840,491 |
75.33 |
211,745 |
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17 |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)
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1,593,847,837 |
95.69 |
71,845,818 |
4.31 |
1,665,693,655 |
75.32 |
358,921 |
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18 |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)
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1,522,617,969 |
91.41 |
143,097,807 |
8.59 |
1,665,715,776 |
75.32 |
333,667 |
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19 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure
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1,605,522,654 |
96.98 |
50,037,456 |
3.02 |
1,655,560,110 |
74.86 |
10,496,849 |
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20 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)
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1,657,770,659 |
99.59 |
6,837,027 |
0.41 |
1,664,607,686 |
75.27 |
1,447,048 |
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21 |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)
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1,500,543,131 |
90.37 |
159,822,423 |
9.63 |
1,660,365,554 |
75.08 |
5,690,285 |
1A 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 2 July 2019 was 2,211,526,870 shares of 284/7 pence.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all 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.
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