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18 January 2023
WH SMITH PLC
Result of Annual General Meeting
WH Smith PLC held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 11.30am today, 18 January 2023. All resolutions put to the AGM were passed by shareholders.
The following table shows the results of the poll on the resolutions.
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % of ISC Voted | Votes Withheld | |
1 | To receive the reports and accounts | 109,456,759 | 99.99 | 6,267 | 0.01 | 109,463,026 | 83.62 | 2,786,518 |
2 | To approve the remuneration report | 111,077,545 | 99.00 | 1,119,902 | 1.00 | 112,197,447 | 85.71 | 52,097 |
3 | To declare a final dividend | 112,246,873 | 100.00 | 1,581 | 0.00 | 112,248,454 | 85.74 | 1,090 |
4 | To re-elect Kal Atwal
| 110,660,431 | 98.59 | 1,577,344 | 1.41 | 112,237,775 | 85.74 | 11,769 |
5 | To elect Annette Court | 111,582,071 | 99.41 | 659,784 | 0.59 | 112,241,855 | 85.74 | 7,689 |
6 | To re-elect Carl Cowling
| 107,139,966 | 95.45 | 5,102,688 | 4.55 | 112,242,654 | 85.74 | 6,890 |
7 | To re-elect Nicky Dulieu
| 109,097,042 | 97.20 | 3,144,882 | 2.80 | 112,241,924 | 85.74 | 7,620 |
8 | To re-elect Simon Emeny | 110,440,111 | 98.59 | 1,574,570 | 1.41 | 112,014,681 | 85.57 | 234,863 |
9 | To re-elect Robert Moorhead | 111,238,611 | 99.11 | 1,004,043 | 0.89 | 112,242,654 | 85.74 | 6,890 |
10 | To elect Marion Sears | 110,903,692 | 98.81 | 1,338,600 | 1.19 | 112,242,292 | 85.74 | 7,252 |
11 | To re-elect Maurice Thompson | Resolution withdrawn3 | ||||||
12 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 111,725,822 | 99.54 | 519,073 | 0.46 | 112,244,895 |
85.74 | 4,649 |
13 | To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration | 111,959,932 | 99.75 | 280,606 | 0.25 | 112,240,538 |
85.74 | 9,006 |
14 | Authority to make political donations | 111,366,352 | 99.22 | 871,839 | 0.78 | 112,238,191 | 85.74 | 11,189 |
15 | Authority to allot shares | 106,955,071 | 95.29 | 5,282,642 | 4.71 | 112,237,713 | 85.74 | 11,831 |
16 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 108,674,325 | 99.58 | 463,502 | 0.42 | 109,137,827 | 83.37 | 3,111,717 |
17 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to a further 5 per cent for acquisitions or specified capital investments | 108,350,374 | 99.28 | 788,324 | 0.72 | 109,138,698 |
83.37 | 3,107,569 |
18 | Authority to make market purchases of ordinary shares | 111,160,675 | 99.78 | 244,203 | 0.22 | 111,404,878 |
85.10 | 844,666 |
19 | Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice | 109,948,746 | 97.96 | 2,294,278 | 2.04 | 112,243,024 |
85.74 | 6,520 |
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. As announced on 12 January 2023, Maurice Thompson did not seek re-election to the Board at the 2023 Annual General Meeting and accordingly resolution 11 was withdrawn.
4. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 130,910,434 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
I Houghton
Company Secretary
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