Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6416H

Wolseley PLC

01 December 2015

 

WOLSELEY PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: RESOLUTIONS 

Wolseley plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its AGM held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll.  The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website, www.wolseley.com.  

The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below.

	Votes For	%*	Votes Against	%*	Votes Total	Votes cast as a % of issued share capital (excluding treasury shares)	Votes Withheld
1	200,551,152	100.00	458	0.00	200,551,610	78.59%	406,019
2	194,030,811	97.63	4,713,141	2.37	198,743,952	77.89%	2,213,677
3	195,566,771	97.79	4,428,909	2.21	199,995,680	78.38%	961,949
4	199,695,980	99.58	839,066	0.42	200,535,046	78.59%	422,583
5	198,178,137	98.81	2,380,736	1.19	200,558,873	78.60%	398,756
6	194,373,470	98.42	3,127,655	1.58	197,501,125	77.40%	3,456,504
7	185,818,972	93.49	12,944,493	6.51	198,763,465	77.89%	2,194,164
8	195,111,618	98.79	2,389,842	1.21	197,501,460	77.40%	3,456,169
9	196,774,885	98.12	3,776,150	1.88	200,551,035	78.59%	406,594
10	198,215,644	98.83	2,343,536	1.17	200,559,180	78.60%	398,449
11	198,178,848	98.81	2,379,270	1.19	200,558,118	78.60%	399,511
12	197,474,962	98.46	3,084,563	1.54	200,559,525	78.60%	398,104
13	198,137,779	98.79	2,419,486	1.21	200,557,265	78.60%	400,364
14	198,120,831	98.79	2,436,585	1.21	200,557,416	78.60%	400,213
15	198,427,813	98.94	2,132,120	1.06	200,559,933	78.60%	397,696
16	198,421,009	98.94	2,134,828	1.06	200,555,837	78.60%	401,792
17	196,090,366	99.32	1,336,185	0.68	197,426,551	77.37%	3,531,078
18	177,766,984	88.91	22,163,479	11.09	199,930,463	78.35%	1,027,166
19	193,265,705	96.49	7,031,561	3.51	200,297,266	78.49%	660,363
20	200,535,942	99.99	23,131	0.01	200,559,073	78.60%	398,556
21	192,093,616	96.03	7,938,527	3.97	200,032,143	78.39%	925,486

* percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes.         

At the close of business on 29 November 2015, the Company:

(i)  had 266,605,384 issued ordinary shares of 10⁵³/₆₆ pence, each ordinary share having one vote;

(ii) held 11,431,569 ordinary shares in treasury, including ordinary shares which have been purchased as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 29 September 2015 but not yet settled. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;  and

(iii)   accordingly, had total voting rights of 255,173,815.

For further information please contact:  

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

+ 41 (0) 41 723 22 30

 

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