Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2350W

WH Smith PLC

23 January 2013

 

23 January 2013

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	77,884,140	5,870	110,216
2	72,141,901	5,292,525	565,800
3	77,893,899	89	106,238
4	77,417,276	60,628	522,257
5	77,774,527	112,906	112,793
6	77,838,869	46,033	115,324
7	77,865,950	21,488	112,788
8	77,766,622	119,226	113,792
9	77,136,598	124,260	739,368
10	76,566,670	1,320,905	112,651
11	77,145,415	122,994	731,817
12	77,610,114	279,164	110,448
13	76,012,104	1,028,566	953,978
14	75,085,199	2,604,021	311,006
15	76,537,985	1,323,033	139,208
16	75,793,645	1,457,187	749,394
17	70,937,514	6,925,528	138,405

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 127,602,673 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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Mark Boyle                              Investor Relations                               020 7851 8820

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