16 Dec 2019 11:20
Date: 16 December 2019
SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC
("Sports Direct" or the "Company")
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING AND CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME
Sports Direct announces the results of the poll on the resolution (the "Resolution") put at its General Meeting held on 16 December 2019 at Academy House, 36 Poland Street, London W1F 7LU.
VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC1 VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD2 | |
That the name of the Company be changed from Sports Direct International plc to Frasers Group plc. | 469,116,856 | 100% | 11,335 | 0.00% | 469,128,191 | 89.93% | 5,386 |
1 Note 1: Issued Share Capital excluding treasury shares.
2 Note 2: A 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The Resolution has been duly passed. The change of name will be effective once Companies House has issued a certificate of incorporation on change of name (the "Certificate"). It is expected that the Certificate will be issued later today. The Company's stock market ticker will become FRAS from 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, 17 December 2019 and its ISIN will remain unchanged.
The change of name will not affect any rights of shareholders and existing share certificates should be retained as they will remain valid and no new share certificates will be issued.
Ends.
Sports Direct International plc Tom Piper, Company Secretary
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Frasers Group (FRAS)