WH Smith PLC Result of AGM (8357C)

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RNS Number : 8357C

WH Smith PLC

24 January 2018

24 January 2018

WH SMITH PLC

Annual General Meeting 24 January 2018 - Poll Result

WH Smith PLC held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 11.30am today, 24 January 2018. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 17 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.

 
 Resolution                      Votes        %      Votes Against    %     Votes Total     % of ISC         Votes 
                                   For                                                       Voted         Withheld 
----------------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To receive the reports 
 1    and accounts             72,781,549   100.00             772   0.00    72,782,321         66.09%          60,537 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To approve the 
 2    remuneration report      70,341,431   96.66        2,431,299   3.34    72,772,730         66.09%          70,127 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To declare a final 
 3    dividend                 72,786,027   100.00               0   0.00    72,786,027         66.10%          56,831 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Suzanne 
 4    Baxter                   72,033,328   98.97          746,549   1.03    72,779,877         66.09%          62,980 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Stephen 
 5    Clarke                   70,165,857   96.77        2,341,708   3.23    72,507,565         65.84%         335,293 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Annemarie 
 6    Durbin                   72,265,833   99.29          514,557   0.71    72,780,390         66.09%          62,468 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Drummond 
 7    Hall                     70,413,967   96.76        2,361,370   3.24    72,775,337         66.09%          67,520 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Robert 
 8    Moorhead                 72,314,148   99.36          466,680   0.64    72,780,828         66.09%          62,030 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-elect Henry 
 9    Staunton                 70,895,830   97.50        1,817,220   2.50    72,713,050         66.03%         129,807 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      To re-appoint 
      PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 10   LLP as auditors          71,545,948   98.89          804,583   1.11    72,350,531         65.70%         491,789 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 11   To authorise the Audit 
      Committee of the Board 
      to determine the 
      auditors' remuneration   72,005,992   98.93          779,644   1.07    72,785,636         66.10%          57,222 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      Authority to make 
 12   political donations      72,507,436   99.65          257,806   0.35    72,765,242         66.08%          75,605 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
      Authority to allot 
 13   shares                   68,740,767   94.46        4,031,147   5.54    72,771,914         66.08%          70,944 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 14   Authority to disapply 
      pre-emption rights       71,658,119   99.51          351,118   0.49    72,009,237         65.39%         833,621 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 15   Authority to disapply 
      pre-emption rights up 
      to a further 5 per 
      cent for acquisitions 
      or specified 
      capital investments      66,023,439   91.68        5,990,282   8.32    72,013,721         65.40%         828,966 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 16   Authority to make 
      market purchases of 
      ordinary shares          71,990,361   99.22          562,343   0.78    72,552,704         65.89%         290,153 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 17   Authority to call 
      general meetings on 14 
      clear days' notice       66,861,969   91.87        5,920,046   8.13    72,782,015         66.09%          60,843 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -------------  -------------- 
 

Notes

   1.   Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. 

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

   3.   At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 110,119,148 ordinary shares. 

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

I Houghton

Company Secretary

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Enquiries:

WH Smith PLC

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   Nicola Hillman                           Media Relations             020 7406 6350 

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