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27/01/2016 17:00

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WH Smith PLC
27 January 2016
27 January 2016
WH SMITH PLC
Annual General Meeting 27 January 2016 - Poll Result
WH Smith PLC held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 11.30am today, 27 January 2016. The following table shows the results of the poll on all 20 resolutions. All resolutions were approved.
Resolution
Votes 
For
%
Votes Against 
%
Votes Total
% of ISC Voted
Votes Withheld
1
To receive the reports and accounts
81,445,217
99.99
8,499
0.01
81,453,716
71.09
296,650
2
To approve the remuneration report
80,324,149
98.47
1,248,944
1.53
81,573,093
71.19
177,272
3
To approve the remuneration policy
80,375,087
98.53
1,195,511
1.47
81,570,598
71.19
179,767
4
To declare a final dividend
81,586,406
100
156
0.00
81,586,562
71.20
163,804
5
To re-elect Suzanne Baxter
81,462,895
99.85
121,427
0.15
81,584,322
71.20
166,044
6
To re-elect Stephen Clarke
78,221,438
95.88
3,362,262
4.12
81,583,700
71.20
166,666
7
To re-elect Annemarie Durbin
81,466,562
99.86
117,760
0.14
81,584,322
71.20
166,044
8
To re-elect Drummond Hall
81,262,684
99.61
321,559
0.39
81,584,243
71.20
166,123
9
To re-elect Robert Moorhead
81,129,102
99.44
455,520
0.56
81,584,622
71.20
165,744
10
To re-elect Henry Staunton
81,359,452
99.73
224,292
0.27
81,583,744
71.20
166,621
11
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors
81,538,221
99.94
45,866
0.06
81,584,087
71.20
166,279
12
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration
81,391,018
99.77
189,351
0.23
81,580,369
71.20
169,997
13
Authority to make political donations
79,235,487
98.08
1,554,576
1.92
80,790,063
70.51
960,142
14
To approve the rules of the WH Smith Sharesave Scheme
81,135,101
99.46
440,103
0.54
81,575,204
71.19
174,888
15
To approve the rules of the WH Smith LTIP Scheme
79,689,515
97.86
1,743,222
2.14
81,432,737
71.07
317,354
16
Authority to allot shares
75,827,153
93.04
5,675,326
6.96
81,502,479
71.13
247,887
17
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
75,163,538
94.42
4,440,342
5.58
79,603,880
69.47
2,146,485
18
Authority to make market purchases of ordinary shares
81,273,775
99.62
307,946
0.38
81,581,721
71.20
168,645
19
To adopt new Articles of Association
80,424,830
98.78
996,165
1.22
81,420,995
71.06
329,365
20
Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
74,302,819
91.07
7,281,988
8.93
81,584,807
71.20
165,558
Notes
1. 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 AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 114,581,086 ordinary shares.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
I Houghton
Company Secretary
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Enquiries:
WH Smith PLC
Mark Boyle Investor Relations 020 7406 6320
Nicola Hillman Media Relations 020 7406 6350
Brunswick 
Fiona Micallef-Eynaud / Cerith Evans    020 7404 5959

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