Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2182G

WH Smith PLC

27 January 2010

 



27 January 2010

WH SMITH PLC

Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

At the AGM of WH Smith PLC held today at 11.30am, the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the meeting.  All of the resolutions were carried on a show of hands.

Resolution Number	Proxy Votes For the Resolution	Proxy Votes Against the Resolution	Votes withheld
1	108,212,080	205,211	110,681
2	99,793,734	8,602,160	132,077
3	108,107,846	107,576	312,550
4	107,066,237	766,169	695,566
5	108,136,536	281,435	110,001
6	108,021,245	390,101	116,626
7	105,398,255	919,429	2,210,287
8	106,873,009	1,387,882	267,081
9	108,197,129	159,402	171,441
10	107,536,041	852,539	139,392
11	101,674,888	6,523,219	329,865
12	100,627,843	6,525,202	1,374,926

Notes

1.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total. 

2.  A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

3.  At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 151,102,238 ordinary shares.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

I Houghton

Company Secretary

Enquiries:

WH Smith PLC
Sue Barratt           Media Relations                             020 7851 8850
Mark Boyle            Investor Relations                          020 7851 8820

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Tom Buchanan                                                           020 7404 5959

 

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