Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9056P

Smith (DS) PLC

05 September 2017

 

5 September 2017

For immediate release

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 5 September 2017. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 22 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	794,051,218	100.00%	0.00%	114,862
2	Dividend	794,150,776	99.99%	0.01%	15,304
3	Remuneration Policy	746,018,573	96.98%	3.02%	48,147,507
4	Remuneration Report	739,075,696	97.29%	2.71%	55,090,384
5	Mr Davis	790,985,338	98.75%	1.25%	3,180,742
6	Mr Roberts	794,134,419	98.70%	1.30%	31,661
7	Mr Marsh	794,123,306	99.65%	0.35%	42,774
8	Mr Britton	794,119,606	99.72%	0.28%	46,474
9	Mr Griffiths	794,117,067	99.70%	0.30%	49,013
10	Mr Nicholls	791,634,982	98.88%	1.12%	2,531,098
11	Ms O'Donovan	746,464,971	97.39%	2.61%	47,701,109
12	Ms Smalley	794,118,838	99.74%	0.26%	47,242
13	Re-appoint auditors	794,113,254	98.96%	1.04%	52,826
14	Auditors' remuneration	794,133,313	100.00%	0.00%	32,767
15	NED fee cap	794,014,461	99.62%	0.38%	151,619
16	PSP rules	746,019,631	96.41%	3.59%	48,146,449
17	Authority to allot shares	791,621,929	98.02%	1.98%	2,544,151
18	Pre-emption rights	786,276,114	99.98%	0.02%	7,889,966
19	Pre-emption rights additional powers	786,243,576	96.28%	3.72%	7,922,504
20	Authority to purchase own shares	793,184,317	98.89%	1.11%	981,763
21	GM notice period	794,151,177	95.42%	4.58%	14,903
22	Borrowing powers	794,066,531	97.89%	2.11%	99,549

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 4 September 2017 was 1,067,250,768. 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

5 September 2017

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