Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0907L

Smith (DS) PLC

03 September 2019

 

3 September 2019

For immediate release

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 3 September 2019. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 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 and Accounts	1,013,788,182	100.00	0.00	30,215,431
2	Dividend	1,043,996,575	99.98	0.02	7,038
3	Directors' Remuneration Report	1,019,731,334	87.51	12.49	24,272,278
4	Mr Davis	979,140,615	95.19	4.81	64,862,997
5	Mr Roberts	1,043,938,750	96.10	3.90	64,863
6	Mr Marsh	1,043,934,117	99.60	0.40	69,496
7	Mr Britton	1,043,696,973	96.61	3.39	306,640
9	Mr Robbie	1,043,929,627	99.87	0.13	73,986
10	Ms Smalley	1,043,698,798	96.38	3.62	304,814
11	Mr Soames	1,043,933,917	99.83	0.17	69,696
12	Re-appoint the auditor	1,043,906,254	96.16	3.84	97,358
13	Auditor's remuneration	1,043,956,020	96.85	3.15	47,592
14	Authority to allot shares	1,043,974,867	92.88	7.12	27,246
15	Pre-emption rights	1,021,566,940	95.96	4.04	22,435,173
16	Pre-emption rights additional powers	1,021,564,983	93.09	6.91	22,437,129
17	Authority to purchase own shares	1,043,262,725	99.41	0.59	739,387
18	GM notice period	1,043,969,404	98.50	1.50	32,073

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. Resolution 8 was withdrawn and was not put to the meeting.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at close of business on 3 September 2019 was 1,372,052,339.  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

3 September 2019

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