Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9829X

Wolseley PLC

25 November 2014

 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: RESOLUTIONS 

Wolseley plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its AGM held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll.  The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website, www.wolseley.com.  

The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below.

	Votes For	%*	Votes Against	%*	Votes Total	Votes cast as a % of issued share capital (excluding treasury shares)	Votes Withheld
1	191,462,921	100.00	1,016	0.00	191,463,937	73.40%	222,546
2	177,299,200	98.44	2,808,799	1.56	180,107,999	69.05%	11,578,484
3	170,538,505	93.60	11,652,212	6.40	182,190,717	69.85%	9,495,766
4	191,343,846	99.93	140,591	0.07	191,484,437	73.41%	202,046
5	189,784,666	99.11	1,697,346	0.89	191,482,012	73.41%	204,471
6	190,971,436	99.73	509,981	0.27	191,481,417	73.41%	205,066
7	177,074,496	93.57	12,161,274	6.43	189,235,770	72.55%	2,450,713
8	189,785,522	99.11	1,696,647	0.89	191,482,169	73.41%	204,314
9	189,950,616	99.20	1,524,203	0.80	191,474,819	73.40%	211,664
10	190,526,952	99.50	947,887	0.50	191,474,839	73.40%	211,644
11	189,576,957	99.01	1,905,028	0.99	191,481,985	73.41%	204,498
12	190,534,614	99.50	948,212	0.50	191,482,826	73.41%	203,657
13	190,950,043	99.72	532,544	0.28	191,482,587	73.41%	203,896
14	190,970,935	99.73	510,697	0.27	191,481,632	73.41%	204,851
15	185,288,675	98.84	2,166,005	1.16	187,454,680	71.86%	4,231,803
16	189,191,972	99.16	1,594,111	0.84	190,786,083	73.14%	900,400
17	186,032,464	98.92	2,024,270	1.08	188,056,734	72.09%	3,629,749
18	168,604,364	88.40	22,117,540	11.60	190,721,904	73.12%	964,579
19	184,541,547	96.59	6,519,124	3.41	191,060,671	73.25%	625,812
20	190,638,467	99.56	842,278	0.44	191,480,745	73.41%	205,738

* percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes.         

As at 23 November 2014, the Company:

(i)         had 266,567,093 issued ordinary shares of 10⁵³/₆₆ pence, each ordinary share having one vote;

(ii)         held 5,717,047 ordinary shares in treasury, including ordinary shares which have been purchased as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 30 September 2014 but not yet settled. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;  and

(iii)        accordingly, had total voting rights of 260,850,046.

For further information please contact:  

Wolseley plc

Richard I Shoylekov

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

+ 44 (0)118 929 8700

+ 41 (0) 41 723 22 30

 

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