The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 28 April 2016 at 2.30 pm. All resolutions were passed on a poll with the exception of resolutions 4 and 17. Resolutions 22 to 24 were passed as special resolutions.
No. | Resolution | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD |
1 | To receive and adopt the report and financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 1 January 2016 | 156,001,097 | 99.94 | 94,217 | 0.06 | 156,095,314 | 72.95% | 29,821 |
2 | To declare a dividend | 155,905,144 | 99.86 | 210,991 | 0.14 | 156,116,135 | 72.96% | 13,000 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) | 148,724,820 | 95.30 | 7,337,581 | 4.70 | 156,062,401 | 72.93% | 66,654 |
4 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 41,332,951 | 27.64 | 108,219,722 | 72.36 | 149,552,673 | 69.89% | 6,576,461 |
5 | To elect Dean Jenkins as a Director | 152,535,554 | 97.75 | 3,511,119 | 2.25 | 156,046,673 | 72.93% | 82,462 |
6 | To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director | 151,783,566 | 97.26 | 4,268,872 | 2.74 | 156,052,438 | 72.93% | 76,697 |
7 | To re-elect Keith Cochrane as a Director | 148,981,434 | 95.47 | 7,062,738 | 4.53 | 156,044,172 | 72.93% | 84,963 |
8 | To re-elect Alan Ferguson as a Director | 153,454,770 | 98.34 | 2,591,784 | 1.66 | 156,046,554 | 72.93% | 82,581 |
9 | To re-elect Melanie Gee as a Director | 153,389,535 | 98.69 | 2,034,116 | 1.31 | 155,423,651 | 72.64% | 705,484 |
10 | To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director | 154,005,416 | 98.69 | 2,039,907 | 1.31 | 156,045,323 | 72.93% | 83,812 |
11 | To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director | 153,844,252 | 98.59 | 2,206,347 | 1.41 | 156,050,599 | 72.93% | 78,536 |
12 | To re-elect Richard Menell as a Director | 153,861,353 | 98.60 | 2,185,562 | 1.40 | 156,046,915 | 72.93% | 82,220 |
13 | To re-elect John Mogford as a Director | 154,033,896 | 98.71 | 2,013,922 | 1.29 | 156,047,818 | 72.93% | 81,317 |
14 | To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director | 152,488,536 | 97.72 | 3,552,601 | 2.28 | 156,041,137 | 72.92% | 87,998 |
15 | To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | 154,615,513 | 99.75 | 390,475 | 0.25 | 155,005,988 | 72.44% | 931,486 |
16 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 156,059,406 | 99.97 | 51,230 | 0.03 | 156,110,636 | 72.96% | 18,070 |
17 | To approve amendments to the LTIP rules to take account of the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy | 41,513,164 | 27.76 | 108,025,192 | 72.24 | 149,538,356 | 69.89% | 6,590,628 |
18 | To approve amendments to the LTIP rules in relation to participants below Executive Director level | 144,639,218 | 92.89 | 11,068,800 | 7.11 | 155,708,018 | 72.77% | 421,017 |
19 | To approve and adopt the rules of The Weir Group PLC 2016 UK Sharesave Scheme and US Sharesave Plan | 151,534,936 | 97.18 | 4,404,812 | 2.82 | 155,939,748 | 72.88% | 189,387 |
20 | To authorise the Directors to offer a Scrip Dividend in place of a cash dividend | 155,906,675 | 99.98 | 36,886 | 0.02 | 155,943,561 | 72.88% | 184,182 |
21 | To renew the Directors' general authority to allot shares | 139,115,188 | 89.34 | 16,596,398 | 10.66 | 155,711,586 | 72.77% | 411,744 |
22 | To disapply, within certain limits, the statutory pre-emption rights arising on the allotment of shares | 143,735,053 | 92.17 | 12,203,138 | 7.83 | 155,938,191 | 72.88% | 184,639 |
23 | To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares | 154,502,155 | 99.08 | 1,432,111 | 0.92 | 155,934,266 | 72.87% | 189,064 |
24 | To reduce the notice period for general meetings | 131,628,353 | 84.83 | 23,538,579 | 15.17 | 155,166,932 | 72.52% | 956,396 |
A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.