Result of Meeting

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WH Smith PLC

18 December 2019

 

18 December 2019

 

WH SMITH PLC

General Meeting 18 December 2019 - Poll Result

WH Smith PLC held a General Meeting for shareholders at 11.00am today, 18 December 2019.  The following table shows the results of the poll on the resolution.  The resolution was approved.

Resolution		Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	% of ISC Voted	Votes Withheld
1	To approve the acquisition of Marshall Retail Group.	87,352,922	99.98	17,370	0.02	87,370,292	75.94%	77,398

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.   At the date of the General Meeting the issued share capital of the Company is 115,058,942 ordinary shares.

I Houghton

Company Secretary

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Enquiries:

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