Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1861W

WH Smith PLC

25 January 2012

 

25 January 2012

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	97,500,659	2,661	2,190
2	78,518,764	10,774,873	8,211,873
3	97,502,889	567	1,833
4	97,073,507	417,360	14,643
5	94,578,060	2,913,064	14,386
6	94,582,885	2,906,419	16,206
7	97,347,770	142,436	15,304
8	97,289,406	202,047	14,057
9	94,550,382	2,938,882	16,246
10	95,070,798	2,425,104	9,608
11	97,417,554	84,350	2,772
12	97,313,454	182,620	9,307
13	94,117,337	3,150,362	236,522
14	85,134,815	11,998,461	372,034
15	94,382,247	1,281,278	1,841,985
16	96,621,951	845,298	35,466
17	97,465,511	29,450	10,549
18	89,541,038	7,953,238	11,234

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 136,573,257 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 www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

I Houghton

Company Secretary

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