Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6531O

Grainger PLC

10 February 2021

 

10 February 2021

Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")

Result of AGM

At the one hundred and eighth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 10 February 2021, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 10 December 2020 were passed by Shareholders by a poll.  The results are as follows:

	Resolutions	Votes for	% For	Votes against	% Against	Total votes	Votes withheld
1	To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2020	532,856,573	99.99	72,813	0.01	532,929,386	6,005,054
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2020	496,051,659	92.5	40,229,166	7.5	536,280,825	2,653,615
3	To declare a dividend	538,924,441	100	0	0	538,924,441	10,000
4	To re-elect Mark Clare	533,247,137	98.95	5,654,223	1.05	538,901,360	33,080
5	To re-elect Helen Gordon	535,601,576	99.87	723,518	0.13	536,325,094	2,609,347
6	To re-elect Vanessa Simms	533,207,255	99.42	3,108,784	0.58	536,316,039	2,618,402
7	To re-elect Andrew Carr-Locke	536,092,119	99.48	2,798,441	0.52	538,890,560	43,881
8	To re-elect Rob Wilkinson	536,092,119	99.48	2,798,441	0.52	538,890,560	43,881
9	To re-elect Justin Read	535,104,270	99.3	3,786,290	0.7	538,890,560	43,881
10	To elect Janette Bell	536,104,597	99.48	2,798,441	0.52	538,903,038	31,403
11	To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	536,284,808	99.99	16,094	0.01	536,300,902	2,633,539
12	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	538,901,109	99.99	3,004	0.01	538,904,113	30,328
13	To authorise the directors to allot shares	487,120,169	90.39	51,776,682	9.61	538,896,851	37,590
14	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*	519,148,647	97.59	12,825,686	2.41	531,974,333	6,960,108
15	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment *	516,466,496	97.09	15,499,650	2.91	531,966,146	6,968,294
16	To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*	534,832,051	99.27	3,917,118	0.73	538,749,169	185,271
17	To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *	494,016,499	91.67	44,897,340	8.33	538,913,839	20,602
18	To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate	531,996,691	98.72	6,906,646	1.28	538,903,337	31,104

(* special resolutions)

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting , there were 673,793,708 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA for publication and will be available for inspection via the FCA document viewing facility .

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

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