12th Mar 2026 12:24
/**/ RNS Number : 4497W WH Smith PLC 12 March 2026 12 March 2026 WH SMITH PLCResult of General Meeting WH Smith PLC held a General Meeting for shareholders at 9.00am on 12 March 2026 to elect Leo Quinn as a director with effect from 7 April 2026 and approve the deed of grant of a one-off share option. All resolutions put to the GM were passed by shareholders. The following table shows the results of the poll on the resolutions. Resolution VotesFor % Votes Against % Votes Total % of ISC Voted Votes Withheld 1 To elect Leo Quinn as a director with effect from 7 April 2026 86,441,552 86.70 13,264,434 13.30 99,705,986 78.85 15,815 2 To approve the deed of grant of a one-off share option to Leo Quinn 72,319,456 79.35 18,819,506 20.65 91,138,962 72.07 8,582,839 Simon Emeny, Interim Non-executive Chairman and Senior Independent Director, commented: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome Leo Quinn as Executive Chairman from 7 April 2026. We look forward to working closely with Leo as he leads the Group's transformation." Notes1. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. 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 GM the issued share capital of the Company was 126,453,145 ordinary shares. 4. The Board notes that while a significant majority of shareholders voted in favour of both resolutions, the overall vote level for Resolution 2 was just below 80%. An update on shareholder engagement, and on any action taken as a result of these votes, will be published within six months, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. I Houghton Company Secretary -Ends-Enquiries: WH Smith PLCMark Boyle Investor Relations 07879 897687Nicola Hillman Media Relations 01793 563354 Brunswick Tim Danaher 020 7404 5959 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END ROMEAADAFAAKEFA