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Debenhams plc

11 January 2018

Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421

Results of Annual General Meeting

Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 2pm today, 11 January 2018. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 21 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

As at 11 January 2018, Debenhams plc's capital consists of 1,286,863,381 ordinary shares of 0.01p each. The Company holds 59,041,231 ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Debenhams plc is 1,227,822,150.

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

 
  Resolution                              VOTES         VOTES         VOTES       % of       VOTES 
                                           FOR         AGAINST        TOTAL        ISC      WITHHELD 
                                          (Note                                   VOTED      (Note 
                                            1)                                                 2) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To receive 
                the directors' 
                report and 
                accounts for 
                the year ended 
                2 September 
 1              2017.                  985,958,843        15,605   985,974,448    80.30       824,491 
                                            (100%)          (0%) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To approve 
                the directors' 
                remuneration 
 2              policy.                970,819,747    14,128,060   984,947,807    80.22     1,851,132 
                                           (98.57)        (1.43) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To approve 
                the directors' 
                remuneration 
                report for 
                the year ended 
                2 September 
 3              2017.                  969,260,811    14,271,502   983,532,313    80.10     3,266,626 
                                           (98.55)        (1.45) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To declare 
                a final dividend 
                of 2.4p per 
                share for 
                the year ended 
                2 September 
 4              2017.                  986,781,044        13,924   986,794,968    80.37         3,971 
                                          (100.00)        (0.00) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To elect David 
                Adams as a 
 5              Director               701,737,090    83,491,707   785,228,797    63.95   201,570,142 
                                           (89.37)       (10.63) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Ian Cheshire 
 6              as a director.         976,940,697     6,584,534   983,525,231    80.10     3,273,708 
                                           (99.33)        (0.67) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re- elect 
                Sergio Bucher 
 7              as a director.         985,306,481     1,389,146   986,695,627    80.36       103,312 
                                           (99.86)        (0.14) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Matt Smith 
 8              as a director          985,350,544     1,360,657   986,711,201    80.36        87,738 
                                           (99.86)        (0.14) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Terry Duddy 
 9              as a director          985,269,100     1,439,052   986,708,152    80.36        90,787 
                                           (99.85)        (0.15) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Peter Fitzgerald 
 10             as a director          985,279,254     1,409,824   986,689,078    80.36       109,861 
                                           (99.86)        (0.14) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Stephen Ingham 
 11             as a director          985,276,384     1,431,768   986,708,152    80.36        90,787 
                                           (99.85)        (0.15) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Martina King 
 12             as a director          985,179,515     1,544,943   986,724,458    80.36        74,481 
                                           (99.84)        (0.16) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Nicky Kinnaird 
 13             as a director          985,283,066     1,432,418   986,715,484    80.36        83,455 
                                           (99.85)        (0.15) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To re-elect 
                Lisa Myers 
 14             as a director          985,301,365     1,414,782   986,716,147    80.36        82,792 
                                           (99.86)        (0.14) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To reappoint 
                PricewaterhouseCoop- 
                ers LLP as 
 15             the auditors           974,527,067    12,224,494   986,751,561    80.37        47,378 
                                           (98.76)        (1.24) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To authorise 
                the Audit 
                Committee 
                to determine 
                the remuneration 
 16             of the auditors.       986,077,276       673,928   986,751,204    80.37        47,735 
                                           (99.93)        (0.07) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To give the 
                directors 
                authority 
 17             to allot shares        971,855,336    14,874,477   986,729,813    80.36        69,126 
                                           (98.49)        (1.51) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To disapply 
                pre-emption 
 18             rights.                977,829,237     8,884,576   986,713,813    80.36        85,126 
                                           (99.10)        (0.90) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To authorise 
                the Company 
                to buy its 
 19             own shares.            974,744,771    11,666,252   986,411,023    80.34       387,916 
                                           (98.82)        (1.18) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To authorise 
                short notice 
 20             general meetings       834,178,019   152,591,348   986,769,367    80.37        29,572 
                                           (84.54)       (15.46) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
               To adopt new 
                Articles of 
 21             Association            986,199,655       468,656   986,668,311    80.36        95,555 
                                           (99.95)        (0.05) 
------------  ----------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
 
   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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