Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1776N

WH Smith PLC

18 January 2023

 

18 January 2023

WH SMITH PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting

WH Smith PLC held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 11.30am today, 18 January 2023.  All resolutions put to the AGM were passed by shareholders.

The following table shows the results of the poll on the resolutions.

Resolution		Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	% of ISC Voted	Votes Withheld
1	To receive the reports and accounts	109,456,759	99.99	6,267	0.01	109,463,026	83.62	2,786,518
2	To approve the remuneration report	111,077,545	99.00	1,119,902	1.00	112,197,447	85.71	52,097
3	To declare a final dividend	112,246,873	100.00	1,581	0.00	112,248,454	85.74	1,090
4	To re-elect Kal Atwal	110,660,431	98.59	1,577,344	1.41	112,237,775	85.74	11,769
5	To elect Annette Court	111,582,071	99.41	659,784	0.59	112,241,855	85.74	7,689
6	To re-elect Carl Cowling	107,139,966	95.45	5,102,688	4.55	112,242,654	85.74	6,890
7	To re-elect Nicky Dulieu	109,097,042	97.20	3,144,882	2.80	112,241,924	85.74	7,620
8	To re-elect Simon Emeny	110,440,111	98.59	1,574,570	1.41	112,014,681	85.57	234,863
9	To re-elect Robert Moorhead	111,238,611	99.11	1,004,043	0.89	112,242,654	85.74	6,890
10	To elect Marion Sears	110,903,692	98.81	1,338,600	1.19	112,242,292	85.74	7,252
11	To re-elect Maurice Thompson	Resolution withdrawn3
12	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors	111,725,822	99.54	519,073	0.46	112,244,895	85.74	4,649
13	To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration	111,959,932	99.75	280,606	0.25	112,240,538	85.74	9,006
14	Authority to make political donations	111,366,352	99.22	871,839	0.78	112,238,191	85.74	11,189
15	Authority to allot shares	106,955,071	95.29	5,282,642	4.71	112,237,713	85.74	11,831
16	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	108,674,325	99.58	463,502	0.42	109,137,827	83.37	3,111,717
17	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to a further 5 per cent for acquisitions or specified capital investments	108,350,374	99.28	788,324	0.72	109,138,698	83.37	3,107,569
18	Authority to make market purchases of ordinary shares	111,160,675	99.78	244,203	0.22	111,404,878	85.10	844,666
19	Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	109,948,746	97.96	2,294,278	2.04	112,243,024	85.74	6,520

Notes

1.  Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

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.  As announced on 12 January 2023, Maurice Thompson did not seek re-election to the Board at the 2023 Annual General Meeting and accordingly resolution 11 was withdrawn.

4.  At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 130,910,434 ordinary shares.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

I Houghton

Company Secretary

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Enquiries:

WH Smith PLC

Mark Boyle  Investor Relations  07879 897687

Nicola Hillman  Media Relations  01793 563354

Brunswick 

Tim Danaher        020 7404 5959

 

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