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RNS Number : 9995Y
WH Smith PLC
19 January 2022
19 January 2022
WH SMITH PLC
Result of Annual General Meeting
All resolutions approved
WH Smith PLC held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at
11.30am today, 19 January 2022. The following table shows the
results of the poll on all 18 resolutions:
Resolution Votes % Votes Against % Votes Total % of ISC Votes
For Voted Withheld
To receive the reports
1 and accounts 109 , 734 , 659 99 . 99 % 6 , 611 0 . 01 % 109 , 741 , 270 83 . 83 % 2,998,707
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To approve the
2 remuneration report 52 , 332 , 420 54 . 40 % 43 , 861 , 419 45 . 60 % 96 , 193 , 839 73 . 48 % 16,546,138
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To approve the
3 remuneration policy 99 , 470 , 149 88 . 36 % 13 , 100 , 796 11 . 64 % 112 , 570 , 945 85 . 99 % 169,032
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4 To elect Kal Atwal 112 , 125 , 417 99 . 59 % 466 , 586 0 . 41 % 112 , 592 , 003 86 . 01 % 147,974
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To re-elect Carl
5 Cowling 106 , 486 , 091 94 . 58 % 6 , 106 , 398 5 . 42 % 112 , 592 , 489 86 . 01 % 147,488
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To re-elect Nicky
6 Dulieu 111 , 106 , 840 98 . 68 % 1 , 487 , 201 1 . 32 % 112 , 594 , 041 86 . 01 % 145,936
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To re-elect Simon
7 Emeny 112 , 051 , 313 99 . 52 % 542 , 992 0 . 48 % 112 , 594 , 305 86 . 01 % 145,672
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To re-elect Robert
8 Moorhead 109 , 698 , 595 97 . 63 % 2 , 657 , 925 2 . 37 % 112 , 356 , 520 85 . 83 % 383,457
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To re-elect Henry
9 Staunton 103 , 686 , 736 92 . 09 % 8 , 906 , 927 7 . 91 % 112 , 593 , 663 86 . 01 % 146,314
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To re-elect Maurice
10 Thompson 44 , 070 , 497 78 . 20 % 12 , 286 , 760 21 . 80 % 56 , 357 , 257 43 . 05 % 56,382,720
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To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers
11 LLP as auditors 112 , 052 , 885 99 . 52 % 541 , 821 0 . 48 % 112 , 594 , 706 86 . 01 % 145,271
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12 To authorise the Audit 112 , 260 , 672 99 . 70 % 336 , 346 0 . 30 % 112 , 597 , 018 86 . 01 % 142,959
Committee of the Board
to determine the
auditors' remuneration
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Authority to make
13 political donations 109 , 367 , 256 97 . 66 % 2 , 622 , 201 2 . 34 % 111 , 989 , 457 85 . 55 % 750,328
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Authority to allot
14 shares 108 , 183 , 782 96 . 10 % 4 , 394 , 052 3 . 90 % 112 , 577 , 834 86 . 00 % 162,143
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15 Authority to disapply 109 , 380 , 042 99 . 66 % 371 , 224 0 . 34 % 109 , 751 , 266 83 . 84 % 2,988,711
pre-emption rights
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16 Authority to disapply 100 , 256 , 399 91 . 34 % 9 , 502 , 932 8 . 66 % 109 , 759 , 331 83 . 84 % 2,980,646
pre-emption rights up
to a further 5 per
cent for acquisitions
or specified
capital investments
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17 Authority to make 111 , 422 , 764 99 . 60 % 443 , 067 0 . 40 % 111 , 865 , 831 85 . 45 % 874,146
market purchases of
ordinary shares
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18 Authority to call 110 , 629 , 109 98 . 25 % 1 , 969 , 016 1 . 75 % 112 , 598 , 125 86 . 01 % 141,852
general meetings on 14
clear days' notice
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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 AGM the issued share capital of the
Company is 130,909,807 ordinary shares.
Resolution 2 - Advisory Vote on Directors' remuneration
report
The Board notes the results of the advisory vote on the
Directors' Remuneration Report, which has been supported by the
majority of the Company's shareholders. The Remuneration Committee
has already conducted an extensive consultation with the Company's
largest shareholders regarding the Remuneration Report and the
Company's new Remuneration Policy. The new Chair of the
Remuneration Committee, Marion Sears, looks forward to continuing
the Company's constructive discussions with shareholders, following
her appointment, over the coming months.
The Board will report on any actions resulting from those
discussions in due course.
Resolution 10 - re-election of Maurice Thompson as a director of
the Company
The Board notes that Maurice Thompson's re-election to the Board
was supported by the majority of the Company's shareholders. The
Board has already engaged with a number of the Company's largest
shareholders with regard to Maurice Thompson's position as a
director of the Company. The Board will continue its ongoing
dialogue with shareholders and consult as appropriate to fully
understand any additional concerns in relation to this
resolution.
Board changes
As previously announced, Annemarie Durbin did not stand for
re-election at the AGM. As announced on 28 October 2021, Marion
Sears will join the Board as a non-executive director and Chair of
the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 February 2022.
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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