RNS Number : 2245V
Sainsbury(J) PLC
04 July 2024
 

4 July 2024

J Sainsbury plc

(the Company)

 

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, J Sainsbury plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution. The Board was pleased to see all resolutions approved by shareholders.

 


Votes For

% of Votes Cast

Votes Against

% of Votes Cast

Votes cast

Votes cast as a % of ISC

Votes Withheld1

1

To receive and adopt the Company's audited Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks to 2 March 2024.

1,768,421,867

100.00

40,583

0.00

1,768,462,450

74.72%

1,823,876

2

To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration

1,724,205,314

98.60

24,469,820

1.40

1,748,675,134

73.89%

21,609,367

3

To declare a final dividend of 9.2 pence per ordinary share in respect of the 52 weeks to 2 March 2024.

1,766,875,536

99.82

3,207,906

0.18

1,770,083,442

74.79%

205,086

4

To re-elect Bláthnaid Bergin as a Director.

1,768,254,194

99.90

1,722,499

0.10

1,769,976,693

74.79%

309,633

5

To re-elect Jo Bertram as a Director

1,737,532,623

98.17

32,446,536

1.83

1,769,979,159

74.79%

304,571

6

To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director

1,728,254,370

97.64

41,716,661

2.36

1,769,971,031

74.79%

313,134

7

To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director

1,733,576,472

97.95

36,306,246

2.05

1,769,882,718

74.78%

401,762

8

To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director

1,711,145,092

96.68

58,827,435

3.32

1,769,972,527

74.79%

311,953

9

To re-elect Tanuj Kapilashrami as a Director

1,737,317,795

98.15

32,657,913

1.85

1,769,975,708

74.79%

308,741

10

To re-elect Simon Roberts as a Director

1,769,684,752

99.98

274,825

0.02

1,769,959,577

74.79%

295,406

11

To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a Director

1,705,547,333

96.36

64,425,666

3.64

1,769,972,999

74.79%

311,481

12

To re-elect Keith Weed as a Director

1,728,275,427

97.64

41,710,236

2.36

1,769,985,663

74.79%

298,817

13

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor

1,765,617,387

99.75

4,359,504

0.25

1,769,976,891

74.79%

308,238

14

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration

1,769,126,729

99.95

870,817

0.05

1,769,997,546

74.79%

287,794

15

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

1,746,103,026

98.65

23,924,352

1.35

1,770,027,378

74.79%

261,329

16

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights without restriction as to use

(Special Resolution)

1,730,752,968

97.78

39,231,111

2.22

1,769,984,079

74.79%

300,583

17

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments

(Special Resolution)

1,727,941,261

97.63

42,036,791

2.37

1,769,978,052

74.79%

308,187

18

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

(Special Resolution)

1,765,843,543

99.81

3,297,001

0.19

1,769,140,544

74.75%

1,145,295

19

To authorise the Company to make 'political donations' and incur 'political expenditure'

1,425,522,888

99.71

4,128,531

0.29

1,429,651,419

60.41%

340,633,883

20

To approve the rules of the J Sainsbury plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2024

(Special Resolution)

1,746,478,032

98.68

23,276,580

1.32

1,769,754,612

74.78%

523,442

21

To approve the reduction of the Company's capital redemption reserve

(Special Resolution)

1,769,307,296

99.97

573,945

0.03

1,769,881,241

74.78%

403,293

22

To authorise the Company to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice

(Special Resolution)

1,667,125,183

94.19

102,863,267

5.81

1,769,988,450

74.79%

298,092

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 2024 was 2,366,713,275 shares of 284/7 pence.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm.

Investor Relations Enquiries

Media Enquiries

James Collins

Rebecca Reilly

+44 (0) 20 7695 0080

+44 (0) 20 7695 7295

 

 

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