Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4869L

Smith (DS) PLC

04 September 2012

Result of AGM

DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

The Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 4 September 2012. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. The voting results are given below.

Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Votes total	% of ISC	Votes withheld
1 Annual Report	745,555,640	100.00	23,562	0.00	745,579,202	80.43%	7,063
2 Dividend	745,567,963	100.00	15,489	0.00	745,583,452	80.43%	2,813
3 Remuneration Report	498,161,434	68.47	229,437,150	31.53	727,598,584	78.49%	17,987,681
4 Mr Davis	718,463,927	96.37	27,091,525	3.63	745,555,452	80.43%	30,813
5 Mr Roberts	734,425,211	98.51	11,125,991	1.49	745,551,202	80.43%	35,063
6 Mr Dryden	744,810,886	99.90	740,316	0.10	745,551,202	80.43%	35,063
7 Mr Bunker	693,254,244	92.99	52,296,769	7.01	745,551,013	80.43%	35,252
8 Mr Mellier	718,191,711	96.33	27,355,052	3.67	745,546,763	80.43%	39,502
9 Mr Nicholls	718,061,582	96.31	27,494,866	3.69	745,556,448	80.43%	29,817
10 Re-appoint auditors	720,236,152	96.78	23,996,763	3.22	744,232,915	80.29%	1,353,350
11 Auditors' remuneration	734,699,516	98.54	10,867,871	1.46	745,567,387	80.43%	18,878
12 Authority to allot shares	731,056,579	99.61	2,838,818	0.39	733,895,397	79.17%	11,690,868
13 Pre-emption rights	745,310,190	99.97	235,657	0.03	745,545,847	80.43%	40,418
14 Authority to purchase own shares	733,302,322	99.88	844,279	0.12	734,146,601	79.20%	11,439,664
15 GM notice period	714,795,714	95.87	30,785,393	4.13	745,581,107	80.43%	5,158