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Smith (DS) PLC

07 September 2021

7 September 2021

DS SMITH PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 7 September 2021. All resolutions were decided on a poll. All resolutions were passed. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.

 
                         For                    For      Against       Against   Total number    Votes       Votes 
                         (incl discretionary)    (% of                  (% of     of votes        cast        Withheld 
                                                 votes                  votes     cast            (% of 
                                                 cast)                  cast)                     issued 
                                                                                                  share 
                                                                                                  capital) 
      Annual Report 
       and financial 
 1     statements           1,045,452,012       99.93      751,856      0.07     1,046,203,868     76.16      968,757 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 2    Final dividend        1,044,963,981       99.79     2,187,107     0.21     1,047,151,088     76.23      21,537 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 3     Report                911,292,156        87.33    132,264,013    12.67    1,043,556,169     75.97     3,616,456 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 4    Mr Drabble             954,056,655        91.12    93,017,102     8.88     1,047,073,757     76.23      98,868 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 5    Mr Roberts            1,001,787,777       95.67    45,291,651     4.33     1,047,079,428     76.23      93,197 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 6    Mr Marsh              1,033,141,594       98.67    13,933,522     1.33     1,047,075,116     76.23      97,509 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 7    Ms Baxter              982,300,675        93.81    64,769,480     6.19     1,047,070,155     76.23      102,470 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 8    Ms Kessel             1,025,627,216       97.95    21,433,209     2.05     1,047,060,425     76.23      112,200 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 9    Mr Robbie             1,024,894,963       97.88    22,177,617     2.12     1,047,072,580     76.23      100,045 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 10   Ms Smalley            1,025,619,109       97.95    21,446,716     2.05     1,047,065,825     76.23      106,800 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 11   Mr Soames             1,024,888,696       97.88    22,179,774     2.12     1,047,068,470     76.23      104,155 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Re-appoint 
 12    the auditor           989,107,041        94.72    55,180,581     5.28     1,044,287,622     76.02     2,885,003 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Auditor's 
 13    remuneration         1,001,304,785       95.88    43,008,477     4.12     1,044,313,262     76.03     2,859,363 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Authority 
       to allot 
 14    shares                963,302,167        92.00    83,795,701     8.00     1,047,097,868     76.23      74,757 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Pre-emption 
 15    rights                980,450,824        94.27    59,630,110     5.73     1,040,080,934     75.72     7,091,691 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Pre-emption 
      rights 
      additional 
 16   powers                 944,549,654        90.81    95,548,772     9.19     1,040,098,426     75.72     7,074,199 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      Authority 
       to purchase 
 17    own shares           1,035,053,729       99.04    10,063,604     0.96     1,045,117,333     76.09     2,055,292 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
      GM notice 
 18    period               1,014,432,145       96.88    32,697,148     3.12     1,047,129,293    76.23%      43,332 
     -----------------  ---------------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

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 7 September 2021 was 1,373,613,861 . 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 9.6.2 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

7 September 2021

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