3 September 2024
DS SMITH PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 3 September 2024. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.
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| For (incl discretionary) | For (% of votes cast) | Against | Against (% of votes cast) | Total number of votes cast | Votes cast (% of issued share capital) | Votes Withheld |
| 1 | Annual Report and financial statements | 724,967,360 | 100.00 | 25,084 | 0.00 | 724,992,444 | 52.53% | 855,900 |
| 2 | Final dividend | 725,795,425 | 100.00 | 29,202 | 0.00 | 725,824,627 | 52.59% | 23,717 |
| 3 | Remuneration Policy | 707,256,893 | 97.46 | 18,459,313 | 2.54 | 725,716,206 | 52.58% | 132,138 |
| 4 | Mr Drabble | 659,064,901 | 90.81 | 66,693,313 | 9.19 | 725,758,214 | 52.58% | 99,230 |
| 5 | Mr Roberts | 681,081,300 | 93.84 | 44,671,496 | 6.16 | 725,752,796 | 52.58% | 95,548 |
| 6 | Mr Pike | 725,088,633 | 99.91 | 661,913 | 0.09 | 725,750,546 | 52.58% | 97,798 |
| 7 | Ms Bamford | 725,240,906 | 99.93 | 513,801 | 0.07 | 725,754,707 | 52.58% | 93,637 |
| 8 | Ms Baxter | 705,116,155 | 97.16 | 20,639,640 | 2.84 | 725,755,795 | 52.58% | 92,449 |
| 9 | Mr Johnson | 705,197,140 | 97.17 | 20,555,275 | 2.83 | 725,752,415 | 52.58% | 95,929 |
| 10 | Ms Kessel | 705,167,703 | 97.17 | 20,565,132 | 2.83 | 725,732,835 | 52.58% | 115,509 |
| 11 | Mr Olsen | 705,186,839 | 97.17 | 20,567,723 | 2.83 | 725,754,562 | 52.58% | 93,782 |
| 12 | Mr Robbie | 705,183,687 | 97.17 | 20,563,174 | 2.83 | 725,746,861 | 52.58% | 101,483 |
| 13 | Re-appoint the auditor | 725,616,285 | 99.98 | 129,703 | 0.02 | 725,745,988 | 52.58% | 102,356 |
| 14 | Auditor's remuneration | 725,669,695 | 99.99 | 89,119 | 0.01 | 725,758,814 | 52.58% | 89,530 |
| 15 | Authority to allot shares | 713,225,834 | 98.27 | 12,553,190 | 1.73 | 725,779,024 | 52.59% | 69,320 |
| 16 | Pre-emption rights | 725,114,006 | 99.93 | 489,215 | 0.07 | 725,603,221 | 52.57% | 245,123 |
| 17 | Pre-emption rights additional powers | 725,247,246 | 99.93 | 516,018 | 0.07 | 725,763,264 | 52.58% | 85,080 |
| 18 | Authority to purchase own shares | 725,435,938 | 99.97 | 201,515 | 0.03 | 725,637,453 | 52.58% | 210,891 |
| 19 | GM notice period | 701,010,775 | 96.59 | 24,763,614 | 3.41 | 725,774,389 | 52.59% | 73,955 |
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution or the total number of votes cast.
The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 3 September 2024 was 1,380,188,895. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per Ordinary Share held.
Copies of the resolutions required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 6.4.2 have been submitted today to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism website at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Results of the poll will also be available to view on the Company's website at www.dssmith.com.
Company Official Responsible for making this notification:
Iain Simm
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Date of this notification
3 September 2024
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