Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1233N
Smith (DS) PLC
03 September 2013



Result of AGM

DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

The Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 3 September 2013. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.

Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes against

%

Total votes

% of

Total Voting Rights

Votes withheld

1 Annual Report

646,643,593

100.00

6,257

0.00

646,649,850

69.28

7,988,592

2 Dividend

654,581,634

100.00

0

0.00

654,581,634

70.13

56,808

3 Remuneration Report

481,781,141

85.81

79,701,388

14.19

561,482,529

60.15

93,155,913

4 Ms O'Donovan

652,112,832

99.62

2,497,898

0.38

654,610,730

70.13

27,712

5 Mr Britton

652,124,610

99.62

2,490,471

0.38

654,615,081

70.13

23,361

6 Mr Davis

635,404,060

97.14

18,698,381

2.86

654,102,441

70.08

536,001

7 Mr Roberts

642,509,360

98.15

12,101,006

1.85

654,610,366

70.13

28,076

8 Mr Mellier

644,389,113

98.44

10,224,105

1.56

654,613,218

70.13

25,224

9 Mr Nicholls

639,909,083

98.38

10,524,878

1.62

650,433,961

69.68

4,204,481

10 Re-appoint auditors

633,704,584

97.13

18,730,047

2.87

652,434,631

69.90

2,198,811

11 Auditors' remuneration

617,428,921

99.57

2,674,759

0.43

620,103,680

66.43

34,529,762

12 Authority to allot shares

637,515,371

97.96

13,288,633

2.04

650,804,004

69.72

3,829,438

13 Pre-emption rights

644,063,900

99.91

593,453

0.09

644,657,353

69.06

9,987,089

14 Authority to purchase own shares

645,507,214

99.85

946,839

0.15

646,454,053

69.26

8,197,429

15 GM notice period

597,949,162

91.34

56,695,134

8.66

654,644,296

70.13

5,146

Notes:

The percentages of votes "For" and "Against" each resolution are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast "For" and "Against" the resolution (together the "Total Votes"). A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The "Total votes as % of total voting rights" column shows the percentage that the Total Votes on that resolution represent of the total number of voting rights attached to shares in issue at the date of the AGM. The total number of voting rights attached to shares in issue at the date of the AGM was 933,418,507.

Copies of the resolutions have been submitted today to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Company Official Responsible for making this notification:

Matt Jowett

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Date of this notification: 3 September 2013


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