Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3557P

Grainger PLC

08 February 2023

 

8 February 2023

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

Result of AGM

At the one hundred and tenth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 8 February 2023, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 19 December 2022 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 2022	626,328,822	99.91	595,434	0.09	626,924,256	3,948,668
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2022	579,078,117	93.51	40,171,451	6.49	619,249,568	11,623,356
3	To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	599,740,550	95.06	31,191,167	4.94	630,931,717	3,667
4	To declare a dividend	630,871,089	99.99	748	0.01	630,871,837	1,087
5	To re-elect Mark Clare	540,313,372	93.83	35,548,906	6.17	575,862,278	55,010,646
6	To re-elect Helen Gordon	628,138,602	99.57	2,731,134	0.43	630,869,736	3,188
7	To re-elect Robert Hudson	625,108,226	99.09	5,755,763	0.91	630,863,989	8,935
8	To re-elect Justin Read	618,233,180	98.00	12,635,956	2.00	630,869,136	3,788
9	To re-elect Janette Bell	617,449,964	97.87	13,419,772	2.13	630,869,736	3,188
10	To re-elect Carol Hui	615,240,589	97.99	12,630,468	2.01	627,871,057	3,001,867
11	To elect Michael Brodtman	628,153,259	99.57	2,700,422	0.43	630,853,681	19,243
12	To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	627,828,421	99.52	3,037,077	0.48	630,865,498	7,426
13	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	630,861,501	99.99	5,886	0.01	630,867,387	5,537
14	To authorise the directors to allot shares	577,441,315	91.53	53,430,522	8.47	630,871,837	1,087
15	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*	595,922,512	96.23	23,331,136	3.77	619,253,648	11,619,276
16	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment *	591,074,974	95.45	28,178,674	4.55	619,253,648	11,619,276
17	To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*	627,023,413	99.52	3,005,675	0.48	630,029,088	843,836
18	To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *	593,302,674	94.05	37,566,123	5.95	630,868,797	4,127
19	To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate	614,315,189	97.27	17,216,301	2.73	631,531,490	2,705

(* special resolutions)

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting , there were 741,503,092 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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