DEB Debenhams

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Debenhams plc
12 December 2006


Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421


Results of Annual General Meeting


Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 11am today.


In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, the following resolutions concerning
special business were put to the meeting and approved on a show of hands:-


Resolution 18 - Authority to allot securities


That the directors be and they are hereby generally and unconditionally
authorised for the purposes of Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")
to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot relevant securities (within
the meaning of that section) up to an aggregate nominal value of #28,632
provided that this authority shall expire 15 months from the date of this
resolution or at the Company's next AGM if earlier and that the Company may
before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require
relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot
relevant securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding that
the authority conferred by this resolution has expired.


Resolution 19 - Disapplication of pre-emption rights


That subject to the passing of the previous resolution the directors be and they
are hereby empowered pursuant to section 95 of the Act to allot equity
securities for cash as if section 89 (1) of the Act did not apply to such
allotment provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity
securities:


a)  in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights to
    holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) 
    to their respective holdings of such shares, but subject to such exclusions 
    or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient in 
    relation to fractional entitlements or any legal or practical problems under 
    the laws of any territory, or the requirements of any regulatory body or 
    stock exchange; and

b)  otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph a) above up to an aggregate
    nominal amount of #4,294


and shall expire on the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the
company after the passing of this resolution or fifteen months from the date of
this resolution, whichever is earlier, save that the company may, before such
expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities
as to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity
securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the
power conferred by this resolution has expired.



Resolution 20 - Authority for Debenhams plc to buy its own shares

That the Company be and is hereby authorised to make market purchases (within
the meaning of section 163(3) of the Act) of shares, subject to the following
conditions:


a) the maximum number of shares authorised to be purchased may not be more than
   85,897,435;


b) the minimum price which may be paid for a share is 0.01 pence being the
   nominal value of each share;


c) the maximum price which may be paid for each share shall be the higher of:
   (i) an amount equal to 105% of the average of the middle market quotations of 
   a share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the 
   five business days immediately preceding the day on which the share is 
   contracted to be purchased; and (ii) an amount equal to the higher of the 
   price of the last independent trade of a share and the highest current 
   independent bid for a share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Trading 
   System (SETS);


d) unless previously renewed, varied or revoked the authority shall expire at
   the close of the next AGM of the Company or 18 months from the date of this
   resolution (whichever is earlier); and


e) a contract to purchase shares under this authority may be made prior to the
   expiry of this authority, and concluded in whole or in part after the expiry
   of this authority.



Guy Johnson
Company Secretary


12 December 2006



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