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17 June 2015
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 - VOTING RESULTS
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 17 June 2015 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8RR at 1pm, all resolutions were passed on a poll.
The results for each resolution are set out below:
No. | Resolution | Votes for | Votes for % | Votes against | Votes against % | Votes withheld |
1 | To receive the report & accounts for the year ended 31st January 2015 | 178,673,089 | 99.99% | 16,928 | 0.01% | 1,006,686 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the Directors Remuneration Policy) | 158,003,113 | 88.08% | 21,383,416 | 11.92% | 310,174
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3 | To declare a final dividend of 5.9p per ordinary share | 179,405,685 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 291,018 |
4 | To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director | 172,894,602 | 97.47% | 4,493,952 | 2.53% | 2,308,149 |
5 | To re-elect Brian Small as a director | 179,403,557 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 293,146 |
6 | To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director | 176,794,252 | 98.55% | 2,607,445 | 1.45% | 295,006 |
7 | To re-elect Martin Davies as a director | 178,677,005 | 99.60% | 724,692 | 0.40% | 295,006 |
8 | To re-elect Heather Jackson as a director | 179,401,697 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 295,006 |
9 | To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 157,258,493 | 87.66% | 22,147,192 | 12.34% | 291,018 |
10 | To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration | 179,396,452 | 100.00% | 7,105 | 0.00% | 293,146 |
11 | To authorise political donations | 179,384,037 | 99.99% | 19,720 | 0.01% | 292,946 |
12 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice | 157,755,380 | 87.93% | 21,650,305 | 12.07% | 291,018 |
In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special resolution passed at the meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
INDEPENDENT VOTE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
No. | Resolution | Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | % of issued share capital voted (excluding controlling shareholders) | Votes withheld |
6 | Re-election of Andrew Leslie as a director | 64,939,364 | 96.14% | 2,607,445 | 3.86% | 81.94% | 295,006 |
7 | Re-election of Martin Davies as a director | 66,822,117 | 98.93% | 724,692 | 1.07% | 81.94% | 295,006 |
8 | Re-election of Heather Jackson as a director | 67,546,809 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81.94% | 295,006 |
Notes:
(a) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(b) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.
(c) Total issued ordinary share capital as at 17 June 2015 was 194,646,632. A total of 179,696,703 votes were validly cast by all shareholders on each of resolutions 1 to 12, being 92.32% of the total issued ordinary share capital. A total of 67,841,815 votes were validly cast by shareholders (excluding controlling shareholders) on each of resolutions 6 to 8, being 81.94% of the total issued ordinary share capital (excluding the shares held by the controlling shareholders).
(d) Resolution 12 was passed as a special resolution.
Andrew Batchelor
Company Secretary