JD Sports Fashion Plc AGM 2021 - Voting Result Update Statement (1122X)
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JD Sports Fashion Plc
31 December 2021
31 December 2021
JD Sports Fashion Plc
Annual General Meeting 2021 - Voting Result Update Statement
JD Sports Fashion Plc ('JD' or the 'Company'), the leading
retailers of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, today provides an
update in respect of the results of its Annual General Meeting
(AGM) held on 1 July 2021. At the Company's AGM, all resolutions,
save for the independent shareholder vote on resolution 6, were
duly passed on a poll with the requisite majority. However, the
Board acknowledges that in respect of the resolutions set out
below, a more than 20% vote against was received:
No. Description of No. of % of No. of % of No. of
Resolution votes 'For' votes votes 'Against' votes votes
'For' 'Against' 'Withheld'
Approval of the
Directors' Remuneration
Report (Ordinary
02 resolution) 609,424,422 68.49% 280,316,172 31.51% 6,184,469
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Approval of the
Directors' Remuneration
Policy (Ordinary
03 resolution) 712,912,592 79.99% 178,373,866 20.01% 4,638,605
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Re-election of
Andrew Leslie
06 (Ordinary resolution) 698,783,908 78.00% 197,062,478 22.00% 78,677
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As such, in accordance with Provision 4 of the Corporate
Governance Code, the Company is today providing an update on the
views received from shareholders and actions taken as a result of
the dissenting votes received.
The Board notes that the resolutions which received a more than
20% vote against were once again remuneration related, as they were
in respect of the remuneration report, the remuneration policy and
the re-election of Andrew Leslie who, at the time, held the
position of the Remuneration Committee Chair.
Non-Executive Director Re-election
It is acknowledged that, at the AGM in 2021, Andrew Leslie did
not receive the requisite number of votes from the independent
shareholders and was, therefore, not re-elected to the Board.
As announced in the AGM statement released ahead of the AGM on 1
July 2021, the Board acknowledged the need to address its
composition and had invited the independent non-executive directors
to commence an independent non-executive director selection process
and make recommendations to the Nominations Committee and the Board
regarding new appointments. Since that time, the Board has made
three new independent non-executive appointments: Bert Hoyt, Helen
Ashton and Mahbobeh Sabetnia, each bringing a wealth of experience
and expertise, recognising the global scale of the Group.
The Board has not yet elected a permanent Remuneration Committee
Chair, however, Kath Smith has been acting as interim Chair since
July 2021.
Remuneration Report and Remuneration Policy
Throughout the course of the year, the Company has been in
regular dialogue with a wide range of investors and its other key
stakeholders in order to understand their concerns regarding the
remuneration related resolutions. The Board is particularly
encouraged by the significant improvement in the number of votes
received in support of the new remuneration policy which was
proposed to shareholders at the AGM in 2021. The remuneration
policy received 79.99% votes in favour at the 2021 AGM, compared
with 67.48% in 2020.
During it's ongoing engagement with shareholders, the Board has
received very positive feedback from shareholders in respect of the
changes made to its new remuneration policy, the material change
being the addition of a share based long term incentive plan. The
Board has confirmed to its shareholders that there will be
additional amendments to its remuneration structures, within the
terms of the new remuneration policy, in the future which will
further align executive pay with the long term interests of its
shareholders. It is hoped that the support from shareholders for
the remuneration report will increase once these changes are
fulfilled.
The Company intends to continue its extensive engagement with
shareholders in the New Year and in advance of the publication of
the remuneration report this year, in order to ensure that there is
an opportunity to share their views on remuneration decisions being
made this year prior to publication of the report.
Enquiries:
JD Sports Fashion Plc Tel: 0161 767 1000
Siobhan Mawdsley, Company Secretary
Neil Greenhalgh, Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Iveson, Investor Relations Manager
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