Result of AGM

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Smith (DS) PLC
06 September 2022
 

 

6 September 2022

 

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 6 September 2022. 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.

 

 

 

For

(incl discretionary)  

For

(% of votes cast)

Against

Against

  (% of votes cast)

Total number of votes cast

Votes cast   (% of issued share capital)

Votes Withheld

1

Annual Report and financial statements

1,021,514,666

100.00

35,512

0.00

1,021,550,178

74.20%

46,649,892

2

Final dividend

1,068,152,269

100.00

33,221

0.00

1,068,185,490

77.59%

14,493

3

Directors' Remuneration Report

1,006,312,888

94.22

61,690,968

5.78

1,068,003,856

77.57%

196,214

4

Mr Drabble

902,789,091

88.31

119,562,279

11.69

1,022,351,370

74.26%

45,848,700

5

Mr Roberts

984,274,710

92.15

83,840,544

7.85

1,068,115,254

77.58%

82,060

6

Mr Marsh

1,066,204,499

99.82

1,913,994

0.18

1,068,118,493

77.58%

81,577

7

Ms Baxter

999,041,355

97.72

23,308,116

2.28

1,022,349,471

74.26%

45,850,599

8

Mr Johnson

1,067,991,641

99.99

125,809

0.01

1,068,117,450

77.58%

82,620

9

Ms Kessel

1,044,852,086

97.82

23,267,510

2.18

1,068,119,596

77.58%

80,474

10

Mr Robbie

999,049,779

97.72

23,294,942

2.28

1,022,344,721

74.26%

45,855,349

11

Ms Smalley

1,044,841,576

97.82

23,280,228

2.18

1,068,121,804

77.58%

78,266

12

Appoint the auditor

1,019,016,542

99.67

3,344,704

0.33

1,022,361,246

74.26%

45,838,824

13

Auditor's remuneration

1,068,020,334

99.99

110,324

0.01

1,068,130,658

77.58%

69,412

14

Authority to allot shares

977,449,288

91.51

90,668,439

8.49

1,068,117,727

77.58%

82,343

15

Pre-emption rights

1,061,048,408

99.42

6,179,817

0.58

1,067,228,225

77.52%

971,845

16

Pre-emption rights additional powers

1,039,369,874

97.39

27,874,266

2.61

1,067,244,140

77.52%

955,930

17

Authority to purchase own shares

1,064,352,755

99.67

3,537,150

0.33

1,067,889,905

77.57%

310,165

18

GM notice period

1,036,048,610

96.99

32,109,380

3.01

1,068,157,990

77.59%

42,080

 

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 on 6 September 2022 was 1,376,739,249 . Shareholders are entitled to one vote per Ordinary Share held.

 

Copies of the resolutions required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 have been submitted today to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism website at

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

Results of the poll will also be available to view on the Company's website at www.dssmith.com .

 

Company Official Responsible for making this notification:

 

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

Date of this notification

6 September 2022

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