22nd Nov 2011 08:01
Wincanton plc (`Wincanton' or the `Company')
General Meeting Statement
The Company announces that at its General Meeting held on 21 November 2011, theresolution, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, was duly passed on a poll. Thevotes were as follows:General MeetingResolution VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of VOTES FOR AGAINST TOTAL (No. as noted ISC WITHHELDon proxy Voted form) 1 71,809,499 99.91 67,430 0.09 71,876,929 59.04 288,757
Approximately 59% of the Company's 121,747,293 shares in issue as at the date of the meeting were voted on.
A total of 2,192 valid proxy cards for the General Meeting were received. This represents approximately 16% of the total number of shareholders as at the date of the meeting.
Please note that each share carries one vote and that a 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the votes for total.
Copies of the Resolutions will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Stephen WilliamsCompany Secretary22 November 2011
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