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RNS Number : 4497W  WH Smith PLC  12 March 2026

12 March 2026

 

 

WH SMITH PLC
Result 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                                                                   Votes       %      Votes Against  %      Votes Total  % of ISC Voted  Votes Withheld

                                                                              For
 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."

 

 

 

 

 

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 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

 

 

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Enquiries:

 

WH Smith PLC

Mark Boyle                   Investor
Relations          07879 897687

Nicola Hillman              Media Relations             01793
563354

 

Brunswick

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                        020 7404 5959

 

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