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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\n9 October 2023\nJD SPORTS FASHION PLC\nPROPOSED ACQUISITION OF IBERIAN SPORTS RETAIL GROUP, S.L. (\"ISRG\") APPROVED BY JD SPORTS FASHION PLC (\"JD\") SHAREHOLDERS\n \nResults of JD General Meeting\nAt the JD General Meeting held earlier today for JD's shareholders (\"JD Shareholders\") to consider the proposed acquisition by JD of 49.98 per cent. of shares in ISRG from Balaiko Firaja Invest, S.L. and Sonae Holdings, S.A. for cash consideration of €500.1 million (the \"Transaction\"), the JD Shareholders approved the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to close tomorrow, 10 October 2023.\nResolution\nThe full text of the resolution can be found in the Notice of General Meeting, contained in the circular published by JD on 22 September 2023 in connection with the Transaction (the \"Circular\"). This is available on JD's website at www.jdplc.com. The full poll voting results can also be found on JD's website at www.jdplc.com.\nIn accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, the full text of the resolution passed at the JD General Meeting will also be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.\n \nVoting results of the JD General Meeting\nThe table below sets out the results of the poll at the JD General Meeting held today. Each JD Shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per JD share held at the Voting Record Time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFOR*\n\n\nAGAINST\n\n\nTOTAL\n\n\n I.S.C.\n\n\nWITHHELD**\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Votes\n\n\n% of Votes\n\n\nNumber of Votes\n\n\n% of Votes\n\n\nNumber of\nVotes\n\n\n%\n\n\nNumber of\nVotes\n\n\n\n\nOrdinary resolution\nAuthority to approve and implement the Transaction\n\n\n4,517,235,992\n\n\n100.00%\n\n\n37,449\n\n\n0.00%\n\n\n4,517,273,441\n\n\n87.15\n\n\n2,181,345\n\n\n\n\n* Includes discretionary votes.\n** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes \"For\" or \"Against\" the resolutions.\nThe number of JD shares in issue at the Voting Record Time of 6.30 p.m. (London time) on 5 October ...