Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9056P
Smith (DS) PLC
05 September 2017
 

5 September 2017

For immediate release

 

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 5 September 2017. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 22 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.

 

 

 

Number of poll votes received

For

(% of shares voted)

Against

 (% of shares voted)

Votes Withheld

1

Annual Report

794,051,218

100.00%

0.00%

114,862

2

Dividend

794,150,776

99.99%

0.01%

15,304

3

Remuneration Policy

746,018,573

96.98%

3.02%

48,147,507

4

Remuneration Report

739,075,696

97.29%

2.71%

55,090,384

5

Mr Davis

790,985,338

98.75%

1.25%

3,180,742

6

Mr Roberts

794,134,419

98.70%

1.30%

31,661

7

Mr Marsh

794,123,306

99.65%

0.35%

42,774

8

Mr Britton

794,119,606

99.72%

0.28%

46,474

9

Mr Griffiths

794,117,067

99.70%

0.30%

49,013

10

Mr Nicholls

791,634,982

98.88%

1.12%

2,531,098

11

Ms O'Donovan

746,464,971

97.39%

2.61%

47,701,109

12

Ms Smalley

794,118,838

99.74%

0.26%

47,242

13

Re-appoint auditors

794,113,254

98.96%

1.04%

52,826

14

Auditors' remuneration

794,133,313

100.00%

0.00%

32,767

15

NED fee cap

794,014,461

99.62%

0.38%

151,619

16

PSP rules

746,019,631

96.41%

3.59%

48,146,449

17

Authority to allot shares

791,621,929

98.02%

1.98%

2,544,151

18

Pre-emption rights

786,276,114

99.98%

0.02%

7,889,966

19

Pre-emption rights additional powers

786,243,576

96.28%

3.72%

7,922,504

20

Authority to purchase own shares

793,184,317

98.89%

1.11%

981,763

21

GM notice period

794,151,177

95.42%

4.58%

14,903

22

Borrowing powers

794,066,531

97.89%

2.11%

99,549

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website at www.dssmith.com.

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution or the total number of votes cast.

 

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at close of business on 4 September 2017 was 1,067,250,768. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per Ordinary Share held.

 

Copies of the resolutions have been submitted today to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

Company Official Responsible for making this notification:

 

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

Date of this notification

5 September 2017

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