Result of AGM

International Distributions Svc PLC

20 July 2023

 

International Distributions Services plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 8680755

LSE Share Code: IDS

ISIN: GB00BDVZYZ77

LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

20 July 2023

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 20 July 2023

International Distributions Services plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the polls, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer, are as follows:

	RESOLUTION	FOR	%	AGAINST	%	TOTAL	% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	WITHHELD
	ORDINARY RESOLUTION
1.	To receive the Company's audited accounts, together with the Strategic Report, Directors' Report and Auditors' Report on those accounts	690,927,597	99.93	482,171	0.07	691,409,768	72.31%	497,114
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	686,045,756	99.18	5,676,750	0.82	691,722,506	72.34%	172,294
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	677,021,037	97.88	14,688,205	2.12	691,709,242	72.34%	182,588
4.	To re-appoint Keith Williams	685,678,134	99.12	6,075,184	0.88	691,753,318	72.34%	154,843
5.	To re-appoint Martin Seidenberg	690,494,634	99.82	1,235,701	0.18	691,730,335	72.34%	174,111
6.	To re-appoint Mick Jeavons	690,346,886	99.80	1,380,157	0.20	691,727,043	72.34%	179,427
7.	To re-appoint Baroness Hogg	649,771,601	93.94	41,948,081	6.06	691,719,682	72.34%	185,791
8.	To re-appoint Maria da Cunha	686,070,144	99.46	3,755,998	0.54	689,826,142	72.14%	2,082,373
9.	To re-appoint Michael Findlay	688,044,049	99.47	3,677,869	0.53	691,721,918	72.34%	183,109
10.	To re-appoint Lynne Peacock	650,245,476	94.01	41,463,708	5.99	691,709,184	72.34%	195,547
11.	To re-appoint Shashi Verma	650,209,020	94.00	41,507,619	6.00	691,716,639	72.34%	183,819
12.	To re-appoint Jourik Hooghe	688,033,465	99.47	3,689,459	0.53	691,722,924	72.34%	183,493
13.	To re-appoint Ingrid Ebner	690,566,648	99.83	1,152,841	0.17	691,719,489	72.34%	181,598
14.	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	688,859,990	99.59	2,859,197	0.41	691,719,187	72.34%	178,859
15.	To authorise the Company's Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor	690,898,315	99.88	835,521	0.12	691,733,836	72.34%	161,558
16.	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	686,519,938	99.24	5,266,691	0.76	691,786,629	72.35%	122,785
17.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	680,412,317	98.36	11,367,127	1.64	691,779,444	72.35%	132,921
	SPECIAL RESOLUTION
18.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	681,691,185	98.56	9,987,643	1.44	691,678,828	72.34%	220,623
19.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments	676,012,117	97.74	15,658,434	2.26	691,670,551	72.34%	228,080
20.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	688,959,215	99.60	2,738,569	0.40	691,697,784	72.34%	206,775
21.	To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice (other than annual general meetings)	676,385,006	97.78	15,376,626	2.22	691,761,632	72.35%	139,795

As at 6.30pm on Tuesday 18 July 2023, the number of issued shares in the Company was 956,193,475 ordinary shares. This was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

There were no restrictions on shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. Votes withheld are not votes in law. Therefore, they have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The AGM results are also available to view on the Company's website at www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/investors/annual-general-meetings/

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

John Crosse

Email: [e-mail]

Royal Mail investor relations line: 020 7449 8183

Media Relations 

Greg Sage

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Royal Mail press office: [e-mail]

Jenny Hall

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Company Secretary

Mark Amsden

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