Smith (DS) PLC AGM Results (7520Z)
05 September 2018 - 12:52AM
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RNS Number : 7520Z
Smith (DS) PLC
04 September 2018
4 September 2018
For immediate release
DS SMITH PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 4
September 2018. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All
resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as
ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 18 were passed as
special resolutions. The voting results are given below.
Number of For Against
poll votes (% of shares (% of shares
received voted) voted) Votes Withheld
1 Annual Report 964,160,148 99.94 0.06 1,578,144
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2 Dividend 965,681,290 99.98 0.02 57,002
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3 Remuneration Report 965,074,718 96.79 3.21 663,574
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4 Mr Davis 886,916,846 98.83 1.17 78,821,446
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5 Mr Roberts 965,653,839 98.62 1.38 84,453
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6 Mr Marsh 965,644,709 99.54 0.46 93,583
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7 Mr Britton 965,649,658 99.06 0.94 88,634
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8 Mr Nicholls 965,647,063 98.77 1.23 91,229
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9 Ms O'Donovan 965,652,912 98.13 1.87 85,380
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10 Ms Smalley 962,171,259 99.56 0.44 3,567,033
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11 Re-appoint auditors 963,953,680 98.26 1.74 1,784,612
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12 Auditors' remuneration 965,640,554 99.68 0.32 97,738
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13 Authority to allot shares 965,640,896 97.07 2.93 97,396
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14 Pre-emption rights 965,618,516 98.13 1.87 119,776
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Pre-emption rights additional
15 powers 965,598,841 94.65 5.35 139,451
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Authority to purchase own
16 shares 965,120,535 99.31 0.69 617,757
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Amend articles to allow hybrid
17 AGM 965,580,803 99.99 0.01 157,489
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18 GM notice period 965,674,833 96.44 3.56 63,459
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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 3 September 2018 was 1,368,290,838. 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
4 September 2018
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