20th Feb 2008 12:15
WH Smith PLC20 February 2008 WH Smith PLC: Result of EGM WH Smith PLC ("WHSmith" or the "Company") announces that at the EGM held today,Shareholders approved the Resolutions connected with WHSmith's proposed 67 for74 Share Consolidation and the renewal of the authority to enable the Company tocontinue to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares following the ShareConsolidation. The Share Consolidation was proposed in the context of a special interimdividend of 33 pence per share, payable on the Company's Existing OrdinaryShares immediately prior to the Share Consolidation. The expected timetableremains as previously announced. The Special Dividend is expected to be paid on29 February 2008 to Shareholders on the Register on 21 February 2008. Application has been made for 165,009,208 Ordinary Shares of 22 6/67 pence to beadmitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to be admitted totrading on the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that dealings in the newshares will commence on 22 February 2008. Details of the proxies cast on both the Resolutions proposed at the EGM are setout below: Ordinary Resolution to approve the Share Consolidation For 99.0mAgainst 0.1m Special Resolution to grant a new authority to make market purchases of NewOrdinary Shares For 98.9mAgainst 0.1m All definitions used in the Circular to Shareholders dated 31 January 2008 havethe same meaning when used in this announcement. Date: 20 February 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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