JD Sports Fashion Plc Result of General Meeting (5749R)

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RNS Number : 5749R

JD Sports Fashion Plc

15 June 2018

JD Sports Fashion Plc

Result of General Meeting

JD Sports Fashion Plc (the "Company") announces that at its General Meeting held earlier today, the resolution was duly passed.

The result of the resolution is set out below:

 
 Resolution               Number      % of      Number       % of      Number        % of 
  Name                  of Votes     Votes    of Votes      Votes    of Votes       Votes 
                             For       For     Against    Against    Withheld    Withheld 
------------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 To approve 
  the acquisition 
  by the Company 
  of The Finish 
  Line, Inc. 
  by means of 
  a merger of 
  Genesis Merger 
  Sub, 
  Inc. and The 
  Finish Line, 
  Inc.               899,638,816   99.995%      42,700     0.005%     385,841      0.043% 
------------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 

As set out in the circular posted to shareholders on 30 May 2018 (the "Shareholder Circular"), the acquisition by the Company of The Finish Line, Inc. (the "Acquisition") also required the approval of the shareholders of The Finish Line, Inc. This was received on 11 June 2018.

Accordingly, all conditions to the Acquisition as set out in the Shareholder Circular have now been satisfied and, as such, completion is expected to take place on 18 June 2018.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolution passed at the General Meeting has also been submitted to the UKLA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Enquiries:

JD Sports Fashion plc Tel: [phone]

Siobhan Mawdsley

Company Secretary

MHP Communications Tel: [phone]

Andrew Jaques

Barnaby Fry

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