31st Jan 2008 17:39
WH Smith PLC31 January 2008 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 Proxy Votes Against Votes withheld the Resolution the Resolution 1 107,179,041 88,563 12,6182 102,201,204 3,630,502 1,443,5163 107,270,980 4,798 4,4444 107,110,224 153,381 16,6175 106,823,192 437,684 19,3466 107,004,553 268,940 6,7297 104,711,184 1,078,571 1,490,4678 100,101,239 5,956,438 1,222,5459 105,617,426 1,639,063 23,73310 106,180,497 1,049,786 49,93911 107,231,820 24,696 23,70612 107,073,193 159,851 47,17813 107,021,130 108,460 150,632 Notes 1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total. 2. The proxy votes shown reflect the position as at 11.30am on Tuesday 29 January 2008, being 48 hours before the time of the meeting and conforming to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001. Voting instructions can be changed at any time prior to a poll being demanded, and a shareholder having lodged a proxy is still entitled to attend the meeting and vote their shares themselves as they see fit. 3. 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. Board Change As previously announced on 3 August 2007, MT Rainey, Non-Executive Director stepped down from the Board following today's AGM. I HoughtonCompany Secretary Enquiries: WH Smith PLCSue Barratt Media Relations 020 7851 8850Mark Boyle Investor Relations 020 7851 8820 BrunswickTom Buchanan 020 7404 5959 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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