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Debenhams plc

09 December 2014

Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421

Results of Annual General Meeting

Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 2pm today, 9 December 2014. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 19 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

As at 9 December 2014, Debenhams plc's capital consists of 1,286,843,441 ordinary shares of 0.01p each. The Company holds 60,361,867 ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Debenhams plc is 1,226,481,574.

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) 
                                                                                                 715,465,544 
 1            To receive the directors' report and accounts for the year ended 30 August 2014.    (100%)       3,402             715,468,946   58.34%   892,473 
                                                                                                                (0.00%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 2            To approve the directors' remuneration policy for the year ended 30 August 2014    706,374,107   9,697,947         716,072,054   58.39%   289,364 
                                                                                                  (98.65%)      (1.35%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 3            To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 August 2014.   714,334,334   1,504,857         715,839,191   58.37%   522,227 
                                                                                                                (0.21%) 
                                                                                                  (99.79%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 4            To declare a final dividend of 2.4p per share for the year ended 30 August 2014.   716,356,217   1,934             716,358,151   58.41%   3,268 
                                                                                                  (100%)        (0.00%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
                                                                                                 715,434,997 
 5            To elect Suzanne Harlow as a director.                                              (99.88%)     866,958           716,301,955   58.40%   59,464 
                                                                                                                (0.12%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 6            To re-elect Nigel Northridge as a director.                                        715,057,444   1,233,103         716,290,547   58.40%   70,872 
                                                                                                  (99.83%)      (0.17%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 7            To re-elect Michael Sharp as a director.                                           716,241,787   48,666 (0.01%)    716,290,453   58.40%   70,966 
                                                                                                  (99.99%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 8            To re-elect Peter Fitzgerald as a director.                                        711,945,561   4,334,151         716,279,712   58.40%   81,216 
                                                                                                  (99.39%)      (0.61%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 9            To re-elect Stephen Ingham as a director                                           716,230,385   54,068            716,284,453   58.40%   76,966 
                                                                                                  (99.99%)      (0.01%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 10           To re-elect Martina King as a director.                                            711,938,809   4,351,229         716,290,038   58.40%   71,381 
                                                                                                  (99.39%)      (0.61%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 11           To re-elect Dennis Millard as a director.                                          653,965,437   62,313,233        716,278,670   58.40%   82,749 
                                                                                                  (91.30%)      (8.70%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
                                                                                                 711,279,107   4,999,846 
 12           To re-elect Mark Rolfe as a director.                                               (99.30%)      (0.70%)          716,278,953   58.40%   82,466 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 13           To re-elect Sophie Turner-Laing as a director.                                     711,956,847   4,346,926         716,303,773   58.40%   57,155 
                                                                                                  (99.39%) 
                                                                                                                (0.61%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 14           To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors.                           694,904,550   13,744,259        708,648,809   57.78%   7,712,608 
                                                                                                  (98.06%)      (1.94%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 15           To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors.    709,584,804   6,397,962         715,982,766   58.38%   378,652 
                                                                                                  (99.11%) 
                                                                                                                (0.89%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 16           To give the directors authority to allot shares                                    708,676,339   7,643,339         716,319,678   58.41%   41,741 
                                                                                                  (98.93%)      (1.07%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
                                                                                                 715,893,063 
 17           To disapply pre-emption rights.                                                     (99.94%)     411,621 (0.06%)   716,304,684   58.40%   56,735 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 18           To authorise the Company to buy its own shares.                                    715,726,901   85,521            715,812,422   58.36%   548,997 
                                                                                                  (99.99%) 
                                                                                                                (0.01%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 19           To authorise short notice general meetings                                         610,487,863   105,854,171       716,342,034   58.41%   19,385 
                                                                                                  (85.22%)      (14.78%) 
             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 
   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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm 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 be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

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