Result of AGM

Grainger PLC

07 February 2024

 

7 February 2024

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

Result of AGM

At the one hundred and eleventh Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 7 February 2024, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 15 December 2023 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 2023	617,181,285	99.99	3,677	0.01	617,184,962	1,173,220
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2023	575,308,382	96.81	18,987,579	3.19	594,295,961	24,062,221
3	To declare a dividend	618,355,872	99.99	677	0.01	618,356,549	1,633
4	To re-elect Mark Clare	533,573,786	93.97	34,247,648	6.03	567,821,434	50,536,745
5	To re-elect Helen Gordon	618,311,506	99.99	34,265	0.01	618,345,771	12,411
6	To re-elect Robert Hudson	615,374,368	99.52	2,971,403	0.48	618,345,771	12,411
7	To re-elect Justin Read	609,002,004	98.49	9,343,762	1.51	618,345,766	12,414
8	To re-elect Janette Bell	605,405,987	97.91	12,939,779	2.09	618,345,766	12,414
9	To re-elect Carol Hui	609,008,518	98.49	9,335,037	1.51	618,343,555	14,625
10	To re-elect Michael Brodtman	608,999,749	98.49	9,346,017	1.51	618,345,766	12,414
11	To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	615,298,985	99.51	3,046,070	0.49	618,345,055	13,127
12	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	618,350,220	99.99	5,952	0.01	618,356,172	2,010
13	To authorise the directors to allot shares	569,975,657	92.18	48,377,895	7.82	618,353,552	4,630
14	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*	585,706,004	94.72	32,636,057	5.28	618,342,061	16,121
15	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment *	571,269,676	94.35	34,220,985	5.65	605,490,661	12,867,521
16	To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*	614,874,984	99.51	3,022,388	0.49	617,897,372	460,810
17	To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *	585,335,067	94.66	33,021,027	5.34	618,356,094	2,088
18	To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate	612,232,176	99.01	6,119,966	0.99	618,352,142	6,040

(* special resolutions)

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,551,473 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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