23 Jun 2011 13:45
23 June 2011
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 - VOTING RESULTS
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 23 June 2011 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire BL9 8RR at 12pm, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The following is a summary of the Forms of Proxy appointing the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as proxy:
No. | Resolution | Votes for* | Votes against | Votes withheld** |
1 | To receive the report & accounts | 39,166,723 | 0 | 0 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report | 32,631,361 | 5,911,212 | 624,150 |
3 | To declare a final dividend
| 39,166,723 | 0 | 0 |
4 | To re-elect Peter Cowgill as a director | 37,252,697 | 805,354 | 1,108,671 |
5 | To re-elect Barry Bown as a director | 38,595,869 | 570,854 | 0 |
6 | To re-elect Brian Small as a director | 38,595,869 | 570,854 | 0 |
7 | To re-elect Colin Archer as a director | 36,846,068 | 2,272,143 | 48,511 |
8 | To re-elect Chris Bird as a director | 38,949,117 | 217,141 | 465 |
9 | To re-elect Andrew Leslie as a director | 38,147,898 | 1,007,372 | 11,453 |
10 | To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 39,166,722 | 1 | 0 |
11 | To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration | 39,164,069 | 2,654 | 0 |
12 | To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities | 39,166,722 | 1 | 0 |
13 | To approve the long term incentive plan | 33,327,427 | 5,793,015 | 46,281 |
14 | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights^ | 39,166,722 | 1 | 0 |
15 | To authorise the purchase of own shares by the Company^ | 38,936,503 | 99,590 | 130,630 |
16 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 days notice^ | 38,524,749 | 641,974 | 0 |
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution
^ Special resolution
Total issued ordinary share capital as at 21 June 2011: 48,661,658.
Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,166,723 (80.49%)
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Jane Brisley
Company Secretary
JD Sports (JD.)