Debenhams plc, Registration Number: 5448421

Results of Annual General Meeting

Debenhams plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 2pm today, 14 January 2016. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 20 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

As at 14 January 2016, Debenhams plc's capital consists of 1,286,852,540 ordinary shares of 0.01p each. The Company holds 59,243,249 ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Debenhams plc is 1,227,609,291.

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

Resolution

VOTES
FOR

(Note 1)

VOTES
AGAINST

VOTES
TOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES
WITHHELD

(Note 2)

1

To receive the directors' report and accounts for the year ended 29 August 2015.

827,416,400

(100.00%)

8,875

(0%)

827,425,275

67.40%

10,651,582

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 29 August 2015.

807,020,373

(98.82%)

9,614,678

(1.18%)

816,635,051

66.52%

21,441,806

3

To declare a final dividend of 2.4p per share for the year ended 29 August 2015.

831,520,494

(100%)

15,463

(0%)

831,535,957

67.74%

6,540,900

4

To elect Matt Smith as a director.

821,996,916

(98.86%)

9,496,327

(1.14%)

831,493,243

67.73%

6,583,614

5

To elect Terry Duddy as a director.

831,209,624

(99.97%)

282,920

(0.03%)

831,492,544

67.73%

6,584,313

6

To re-elect Nigel Northridge as a director

826,797,291

(99.44%)

4,695,592

(0.56%)

831,492,883

67.73%

6,583,974

7

To re-elect Michael Sharp as a director

821,990,295

(98.86%)

9,507,088

(1.14%)

831,497,383

67.73%

6,579,474

8

To re-elect Suzanne Harlow as a director

821,974,722

(98.86%)

9,518,661

(1.14%)

831,493,383

67.73%

6,583,474

9

To re-elect Peter Fitzgerald as a director

819,272,877

(99.74%)

2,169,917

(0.26%)

821,442,794

66.91%

16,634,063

10

To re-elect Stephen Ingham as a director

819,097,488

(99.78%)

1,843,503

(0.22%)

820,940,991

66.87%

17,135,866

11

To re-elect Martina King as a director

830,087,083

(99.83%)

1,410,300

(0.17%)

831,497,383

67.73%

6,579,474

12

To re-elect Dennis Millard as a director

818,276,867

(98.41%)

13,217,516

(1.59%)

831,494,383

67.73%

6,582,474

13

To re-elect Mark Rolfe as a director

829,462,489

(99.76%)

2,035,914

(0.24%)

831,498,403

67.73%

6,578,454

14

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoop- ers LLP as the auditors

809,528,705

(97.47%)

20,978,958

(2.53%)

830,507,663

67.65%

7,569,194

15

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

828,017,297

(99.58%)

3,501,941

(0.42%)

831,519,238

67.74%

6,557,619

16

To give the directors authority to allot shares

821,724,092

(98.88%)

9,348,575

(1.12%)

831,072,667

67.70%

7,004,190

17

To disapply pre-emption rights.

825,571,996

(98.52%)

12,390,768

(1.48%)

837,962,764

68.26%

114,093

18

To authorise the Company to buy its own shares.

830,933,643

(99.93%)

585,159

(0.07%)

831,518,802

67.74%

6,558,055

19

To authorise short notice general meetings

705,840,390

(85.13%)

123,259,948

(14.87%)

829,100,338

67.54%

8,976,519

20

To approve the Debenhams Performance Share Plan 2016

781,195,657

(93.95%)

50,303,686

(6.05%)

831,499,343

67.73%

6,577,514

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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