AGM Results

RNS Number : 7520Z

Smith (DS) PLC

04 September 2018

 

4 September 2018

For immediate release

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 4 September 2018. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 18 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.

		Number of poll votes received	For (% of shares voted)	Against  (% of shares voted)	Votes Withheld
1	Annual Report	964,160,148	99.94	0.06	1,578,144
2	Dividend	965,681,290	99.98	0.02	57,002
3	Remuneration Report	965,074,718	96.79	3.21	663,574
4	Mr Davis	886,916,846	98.83	1.17	78,821,446
5	Mr Roberts	965,653,839	98.62	1.38	84,453
6	Mr Marsh	965,644,709	99.54	0.46	93,583
7	Mr Britton	965,649,658	99.06	0.94	88,634
8	Mr Nicholls	965,647,063	98.77	1.23	91,229
9	Ms O'Donovan	965,652,912	98.13	1.87	85,380
10	Ms Smalley	962,171,259	99.56	0.44	3,567,033
11	Re-appoint auditors	963,953,680	98.26	1.74	1,784,612
12	Auditors' remuneration	965,640,554	99.68	0.32	97,738
13	Authority to allot shares	965,640,896	97.07	2.93	97,396
14	Pre-emption rights	965,618,516	98.13	1.87	119,776
15	Pre-emption rights additional powers	965,598,841	94.65	5.35	139,451
16	Authority to purchase own shares	965,120,535	99.31	0.69	617,757
17	Amend articles to allow hybrid AGM	965,580,803	99.99	0.01	157,489
18	GM notice period	965,674,833	96.44	3.56	63,459

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website at www.dssmith.com.

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution or the total number of votes cast.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at close of business on 3 September 2018 was 1,368,290,838. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per Ordinary Share held.

Copies of the resolutions have been submitted today to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM 

Company Official Responsible for making this notification:

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Date of this notification

4 September 2018

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