Annual General Meeting - Prox

RNS Number : 1408A

WH Smith PLC

26 January 2011

 



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	111,150,312	66,476	4,358
2	76,795,652	20,555,895	13,869,598
3	111,215,214	2,555	3,377
4	108,604,809	2,604,810	11,527
5	109,248,554	1,957,747	14,845
6	108,791,964	2,416,656	12,521
7	108,792,399	2,413,699	15,048
8	111,079,474	128,093	13,579
9	108,809,979	2,396,076	15,091
10	109,649,239	1,554,777	17,130
11	110,007,974	1,210,415	2,756
12	110,208,109	1,005,448	7,589
13	108,709,369	1,444,657	1,058,612
14	108,516,034	929,521	1,775,370
15	111,144,862	49,900	26,349
16	110,806,418	52,718	361,975
17	100,326,405	10,884,426	10,315

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 146,870,451 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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Enquiries:

WH Smith PLC

Sarah Heath                               Media Relations                               020 7851 8850

Mark Boyle                                 Investor Relations                            020 7851 8820

Brunswick

Catriona McDermott                                                                           020 7404 5959

 

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