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Debenhams plc

08 January 2013

Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421

Results of Annual General Meeting

Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 2pm today, 8 January January 2013. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 17 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

As at 8 January 2013, Debenhams plc's capital consists of 1,286,828,853 ordinary shares of 0.01p each. The Company holds 29,760,167 ordinary shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Debenhams plc is 1,257,068,686.

The votes for and against below are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

 
 Resolution   Description                                                                          For           Against           Total Votes   % of     Withheld 
                                                                                                    (Note 1)                        Received     ICS       (see Note 
                                                                                                                                                 Voted     2) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   898,573,486   1,110,015 
 1            To receive the directors' report and accounts for the year ended 1 September 2012.    (99.88%)      (0.12%)          899,683,501   71.57%   6,200 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 2            To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 1 September 2012.   875,424,233   5,670,705         881,094,938   70.09%   18,594,763 
                                                                                                    (99.36%)      (0.64%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 3            To declare a final dividend of 2.3p per share for the year ended 1 September 2012.   899,672,330   6,958             899,679,288   71.57%   10,413 
                                                                                                    (100%)        (0%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 4            To elect Peter Fitzgerald as a director.                                             898,441,870   1,151,997         899,593,867   71.56%   95,834 
                                                                                                    (99.87%) 
                                                                                                                  (0.13%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 5            To re-elect Nigel Northridge as a director.                                          885,354,378   14,306,587        899,660,965   71.57%   28,736 
                                                                                                    (98.41%)      (1.59%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 6            To re-elect Michael Sharp as a director.                                             896,935,224   2,710,902         899,646,126   71.57%   43,575 
                                                                                                    (99.70%)      (0.30%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 7            To re-elect Simon Herrick as a director.                                             896,929,315   2,713,015         899,642,330   71.57%   47,371 
                                                                                                    (99.70%)      (0.30%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   898,420,190   1,225,609 
 8            To re-elect Martina King as a director.                                               (99.86%)      (0.14%)          899,645,799   71.57%   43,902 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 9            To re-elect Dennis Millard as a director.                                            896,372,804   3,272,630         899,645,434   71.57%   44,267 
                                                                                                    (99.64%) 
                                                                                                                  (0.36%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   897,151,419   2,496,001 
 10           To re-elect Mark Rolfe as a director.                                                 (99.72%)      (0.28%)          899,647,420   71.57%   42,281 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 11           To re-elect Sophie Turner-Laing as a director.                                       898,426,868   1,218,568         899,645,436   71.57%   44,265 
                                                                                                    (99.86%) 
                                                                                                                  (0.14%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 12           To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors.                             887,845,611   11,812,742        899,658,353   71.57%   21,348 
                                                                                                    (98.69%)      (1.31%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 13           To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors.      886,884,406   12,775,243        899,659,649   71.57%   20,052 
                                                                                                    (98.58%)      (1.42%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 14           To give the directors authority to allot shares                                      879,800,994   19,472,561        899,273,555   71.54%   416,146 
                                                                                                    (97.83%)      (2.17%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   805,303,549 
 15           To disapply pre-emption rights.                                                       (99.96%)     333,041 (0.04%)   805,636,590   64.09%   94,053,111 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 16           To authorise the Company to buy its own shares.                                      897,950,741   1,685,125         899,635,866   71.57%   53,835 
                                                                                                    (99.81%) 
                                                                                                                  (0.19%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 17           To authorise short notice general meetings                                           830,816,622   68,844,919        899,661,541   71.57%   28,160 
                                                                                                    (92.35%)      (7.65%) 
-----------  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 
   Note 1     The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. 

Note 2 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/hsm.do and on the Company's website www.debenhamsplc.com. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

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