Result of AGM

Released : 06 July 2023 14:15

RNS Number : 2392FSainsbury(J) PLC06 July 2023

6 July 2023

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 4 March 2023

1,796,853,091

99.97

564,090

0.03

1,797,417,181

75.95%

819,570

2

To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration

1,756,970,275

98.84

20,579,681

1.16

1,777,549,956

75.11%

20,686,795

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

1,782,120,758

99.12

15,865,534

0.88

1,797,986,292

75.97%

246,459

4

To declare a final dividend of 9.2 pence per ordinary share in respect of the 52 weeks to 4 March 2023

1,793,432,051

99.74

4,736,681

0.26

1,798,168,732

75.98%

67,825

5

To elect Bláthnaid Bergin as a Director

1,795,002,416

99.83

3,065,649

0.17

1,798,068,065

75.97%

165,236

6

To re-elect Jo Bertram as a Director

1,758,603,821

97.80

39,475,051

2.20

1,798,078,872

75.97%

152,310

7

To re-elect Brian Cassin as a Director

1,758,276,856

97.79

39,803,964

2.21

1,798,080,820

75.97%

150,362

8

To re-elect Jo Harlow as a Director

1,754,069,911

97.55

44,016,935

2.45

1,798,086,846

75.97%

144,336

9

To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director

1,734,153,600

96.44

63,933,313

3.56

1,798,086,913

75.97%

144,269

10

To re-elect Tanuj Kapilashrami as a Director

1,757,868,242

97.77

40,183,010

2.23

1,798,051,252

75.97%

179,930

11

To re-elect Simon Roberts as a Director

1,797,717,715

99.98

342,117

0.02

1,798,059,832

75.97%

174,486

12

To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a Director

1,727,643,781

96.08

70,415,950

3.92

1,798,059,731

75.97%

171,451

13

To re-elect Keith Weed as a Director

1,758,572,908

97.80

39,495,758

2.20

1,798,068,666

75.97%

160,762

14

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor

1,793,080,531

99.72

4,959,977

0.28

1,798,040,508

75.97%

192,793

15

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

1,796,922,507

99.94

1,097,713

0.06

1,798,020,220

75.97%

216,531

16

Directors' general authority to allot shares

1,765,461,264

98.18

32,654,819

1.82

1,798,116,083

75.98%

120,668

17

Directors' general authority to disapply pre-emption rights without restriction as to use

(Special Resolution)

1,766,730,904

98.26

31,287,930

1.74

1,798,018,834

75.97%

214,467

18

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments

(Special Resolution)

1,754,711,189

97.59

43,315,938

2.41

1,798,027,127

75.97%

206,174

19

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

(Special Resolution)

1,793,300,783

99.78

3,916,788

0.22

1,797,217,571

75.94%

1,019,180

20

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

1,457,140,882

99.63

5,361,588

0.37

1,462,502,470

61.79%

335,732,816

21

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

(Special Resolution)

1,690,366,655

94.01

107,743,363

5.99

1,798,110,018

75.98%

126,733

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 4 July 2023 was 2,366,702,347 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.

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