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Result of AGM

Tue, 8th Jan 2013 16:23

RNS Number : 1072V

Debenhams plc

08 January 2013

Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421

Results of Annual General Meeting

Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 2pm today, 8 January January 2013. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 17 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

As at 8 January 2013, Debenhams plc's capital consists of 1,286,828,853 ordinary shares of 0.01p each. The Company holds 29,760,167 ordinary shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Debenhams plc is 1,257,068,686.

The votes for and against below are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

Resolution	Description	For (Note 1)	Against	Total Votes Received	% of ICS Voted	Withheld (see Note 2)
1	To receive the directors' report and accounts for the year ended 1 September 2012.	898,573,486 (99.88%)	1,110,015 (0.12%)	899,683,501	71.57%	6,200
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 1 September 2012.	875,424,233 (99.36%)	5,670,705 (0.64%)	881,094,938	70.09%	18,594,763
3	To declare a final dividend of 2.3p per share for the year ended 1 September 2012.	899,672,330 (100%)	6,958 (0%)	899,679,288	71.57%	10,413
4	To elect Peter Fitzgerald as a director.	898,441,870 (99.87%)	1,151,997 (0.13%)	899,593,867	71.56%	95,834
5	To re-elect Nigel Northridge as a director.	885,354,378 (98.41%)	14,306,587 (1.59%)	899,660,965	71.57%	28,736
6	To re-elect Michael Sharp as a director.	896,935,224 (99.70%)	2,710,902 (0.30%)	899,646,126	71.57%	43,575
7	To re-elect Simon Herrick as a director.	896,929,315 (99.70%)	2,713,015 (0.30%)	899,642,330	71.57%	47,371
8	To re-elect Martina King as a director.	898,420,190 (99.86%)	1,225,609 (0.14%)	899,645,799	71.57%	43,902
9	To re-elect Dennis Millard as a director.	896,372,804 (99.64%)	3,272,630 (0.36%)	899,645,434	71.57%	44,267
10	To re-elect Mark Rolfe as a director.	897,151,419 (99.72%)	2,496,001 (0.28%)	899,647,420	71.57%	42,281
11	To re-elect Sophie Turner-Laing as a director.	898,426,868 (99.86%)	1,218,568 (0.14%)	899,645,436	71.57%	44,265
12	To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors.	887,845,611 (98.69%)	11,812,742 (1.31%)	899,658,353	71.57%	21,348
13	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors.	886,884,406 (98.58%)	12,775,243 (1.42%)	899,659,649	71.57%	20,052
14	To give the directors authority to allot shares	879,800,994 (97.83%)	19,472,561 (2.17%)	899,273,555	71.54%	416,146
15	To disapply pre-emption rights.	805,303,549 (99.96%)	333,041 (0.04%)	805,636,590	64.09%	94,053,111
16	To authorise the Company to buy its own shares.	897,950,741 (99.81%)	1,685,125 (0.19%)	899,635,866	71.57%	53,835
17	To authorise short notice general meetings	830,816,622 (92.35%)	68,844,919 (7.65%)	899,661,541	71.57%	28,160

Note 1 The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.

Note 2 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/hsm.do and on the Company's website www.debenhamsplc.com. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

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