JD Sports Fashion Plc ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 - VOTING RESULTS (0286I)

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RNS Number : 0286I

JD Sports Fashion Plc

27 June 2013

27 June 2013

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC ("Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 - VOTING RESULTS

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 27 June 2013 at Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire BL9 8RR at 1pm, 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 for*   Votes against   Votes against   Votes withheld** 
                                                  %                            % 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To receive the 
 1      report & accounts           39,741,054   100.00       0               0.00            104,959 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To approve the 
        directors' remuneration 
 2      report                      37,579,895   94.31        2,266,118       5.69            0 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To declare a final 
 3      dividend                    39,846,013   100.00       0               0.00            0 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Peter 
 4      Cowgill as a director       37,611,636   99.44        213,014         0.56            2,021,363 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Barry 
 5      Bown as a director          39,845,531   100.00       0               0.00            482 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Brian 
 6      Small as a director         39,845,531   100.00       0               0.00            482 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Colin 
 7      Archer as a director        38,717,361   97.43        1,023,155       2.57            105,497 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Andrew 
 8      Leslie as a director        39,369,614   99.73        105,542         0.27            370,857 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To elect Martin 
 9      Davies as a director        39,845,531   100.00       0               0.00            482 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To appoint KPMG 
 10     LLP as auditors             39,370,678   99.07        370,375         0.93            104,959 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To authorise the 
        directors to fix 
 11     the auditors remuneration   39,475,156   99.07        370,375         0.93            482 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To authorise the 
        purchase of own 
 12     shares by the Company^      39,842,912   99.99        3,100           0.01            0 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
       To authorise the 
        calling of general 
        meetings on not 
        less than 14 days 
 13     notice^                     39,632,204   99.46        213,209         0.54            600 
----  ---------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------------- 
 
   *              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 25 June 2013: 48,661,658.

Number of shares represented by proxy: 39,846,013 (81.88%)

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

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