Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6060D

Weir Group PLC

27 April 2017

 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

27 April 2017

 

AGM Voting Results

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 27 April 2017 at 2.30 pm.  All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

 

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
Resolution 1	To receive and adopt the report and financial statements.	159,216,545	99.93	109,220	0.07	159,325,765	73.13%	11,403
Resolution 2	To declare a final dividend.	159,331,067	100.00	6,101	0.00	159,337,168	73.13%	0
Resolution 3	To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors’ Remuneration Policy).	158,523,983	99.52	767,999	0.48	159,291,982	73.11%	44,620
Resolution 4	To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy.	150,752,869	94.65	8,525,321	5.35	159,278,190	73.10%	58,978
Resolution 5	To elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.	157,495,957	98.90	1,756,827	1.10	159,252,784	73.09%	84,384
Resolution 6	To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director of the Company.	155,001,705	97.39	4,151,523	2.61	159,153,228	73.05%	183,940
Resolution 7	To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.	158,988,485	99.84	262,399	0.16	159,250,884	73.09%	86,284
Resolution 8	To re-elect Alan Ferguson as a Director of the Company.	156,938,557	98.61	2,209,147	1.39	159,147,704	73.04%	189,464
Resolution 9	To re-elect Melanie Gee as a Director of the Company.	158,960,893	99.82	287,925	0.18	159,248,818	73.09%	88,350
Resolution 10	To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company.	158,971,027	99.83	277,106	0.17	159,248,133	73.09%	89,035
Resolution 11	To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.	158,256,472	99.44	890,816	0.56	159,147,288	73.04%	189,589
Resolution 12	To re-elect Richard Menell as a Director of the Company.	158,636,383	99.63	596,587	0.37	159,232,970	73.08%	104,198
Resolution 13	To re-elect John Mogford as a Director of the Company.	158,972,645	99.83	264,714	0.17	159,237,359	73.08%	99,809
Resolution 14	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company	159,244,715	99.97	49,809	0.03	159,294,524	73.11%	42,644
Resolution 15	That the Company’s Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	159,302,039	99.99	22,893	0.01	159,324,932	73.12%	12,236
Resolution 16	To renew the Directors’ general power to allot shares.	144,087,809	90.76	14,667,216	9.24	158,755,025	72.86%	579,509
Resolution 17	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.	158,844,315	99.73	434,370	0.27	159,278,685	73.10%	58,483
Resolution 18	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	147,209,790	92.42	12,073,878	7.58	159,283,668	73.11%	52,900
Resolution 19	To renew the Company’s authority to purchase its own shares.	157,627,692	98.97	1,636,218	1.03	159,263,910	73.10%	73,008
Resolution 20	To reduce the notice period for general meetings.	150,419,305	94.84	8,177,146	5.16	158,596,451	72.79%	738,634

 

 

a)     Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the “for” total.

b)    At close of business on 26 April 2017 there were 217,880,699 relevant shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). 

 

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.

 

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