17 November 2005
Annual General Meeting: resolutions
Wolseley plc is pleased to announce that at its AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below:
| RESOLUTION NUMBER |
IN FAVOUR |
DISCRETIONARY |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
| VOTES |
%* |
VOTES |
%* |
VOTES |
%* |
VOTES |
| 1 |
419,574,591 |
99.35 |
192,961 |
0.05 |
2,545,071 |
0.60 |
20,465,048 |
| 2 |
377,477,264 |
90.76 |
167,770 |
0.04 |
38,262,756 |
9.20 |
26,869,881 |
| 3 |
442,310,931 |
99.96 |
184,365 |
0.04 |
2,189 |
0.00 |
280,186 |
| 4 |
440,193,167 |
99.48 |
191,695 |
0.04 |
2,105,806 |
0.48 |
287,003 |
| 5 |
440,765,309 |
99.61 |
186,303 |
0.04 |
1,537,084 |
0.35 |
288,975 |
| 6 |
440,192,976 |
99.48 |
194,304 |
0.04 |
2,098,505 |
0.48 |
291,886 |
| 7 |
423,102,617 |
99.55 |
203,508 |
0.05 |
1,706,564 |
0.40 |
17,764,982 |
| 8 |
418,875,175 |
97.46 |
188,600 |
0.04 |
10,734,778 |
2.50 |
12,979,118 |
| 9 |
439,569,133 |
99.34 |
195,339 |
0.04 |
2,729,960 |
0.62 |
283,239 |
| 10 |
437,968,080 |
98.98 |
324,254 |
0.07 |
4,186,230 |
0.95 |
299,107 |
| 11 |
436,308,944 |
98.63 |
201,473 |
0.05 |
5,872,630 |
1.32 |
394,624 |
| 12 |
442,224,378 |
99.94 |
193,839 |
0.04 |
64,282 |
0.02 |
295,172 |
| 13 |
425,602,478 |
97.22 |
208,070 |
0.05 |
11,958,786 |
2.73 |
5,008,337 |
* percentage of Votes cast excludes Withheld votes
Total number of votes cast by proxy: 442,777,671
As at the close of business on 16 November 2005, the issued share capital was 592,291,367 ordinary shares.
Copies of all the Resolutions approved at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted for publication through the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at:
Financial Services Authority"
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
For further information please contact:
Mark J White
Group Company Secretary and Counsel
0118 929 8700
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