Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1255X

Weir Group PLC

29 April 2021

 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

29 April 2021

 

AGM Voting Results 2021

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 2.30 pm. 

All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions.

The table below sets out the proxy voting results.

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD*
Resolution 1	To receive and adopt the report and financial statements.	205,876,584	99.99%	12,875	0.01%	205,889,459	79.31%	4,475,602
Resolution 2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	204,051,550	97.01%	6,299,796	2.99%	210,351,346	81.03%	13,715
Resolution 3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	202,157,431	96.11%	8,185,797	3.89%	210,343,228	81.02%	21,833
Resolution 4	To elect Ben Magara as a Director of the Company.	209,983,411	99.82%	368,469	0.18%	210,351,880	81.03%	13,181
Resolution 5	To elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as a Director of the Company.	209,985,042	99.83%	367,309	0.17%	210,352,351	81.03%	12,710
Resolution 6	To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director of the Company.	192,634,798	95.28%	9,551,715	4.72%	202,186,513	77.88%	8,178,548
Resolution 7	To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.	207,282,417	98.54%	3,074,105	1.46%	210,356,522	81.03%	8,539
Resolution 8	To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.	208,191,532	98.97%	2,164,774	1.03%	210,356,306	81.03%	8,755
Resolution 9	To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.	209,798,721	99.74%	554,523	0.26%	210,353,244	81.03%	11,817
Resolution 10	To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company.	198,310,423	94.28%	12,041,477	5.72%	210,351,900	81.03%	13,161
Resolution 11	To re-elect Engelbert Haan as a Director of the Company.	210,272,150	99.96%	79,169	0.04%	210,351,319	81.03%	13,742
Resolution 12	To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company.	209,783,829	99.73%	568,059	0.27%	210,351,888	81.03%	13,173
Resolution 13	To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.	207,472,636	98.63%	2,883,260	1.37%	210,355,896	81.03%	9,165
Resolution 14	To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.	210,296,442	99.97%	59,710	0.03%	210,356,152	81.03%	8,909
Resolution 15	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.	207,866,831	98.82%	2,473,784	1.18%	210,340,615	81.02%	24,446
Resolution 16	That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	209,414,563	99.30%	1,476,035	0.70%	210,890,598	81.23%	15,183
Resolution 17	To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares.	182,919,492	86.96%	27,441,292	13.04%	210,360,784	81.03%	2,777
Resolution 18	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.	193,999,924	92.30%	16,191,284	7.70%	210,191,208	80.96%	173,853
Resolution 19	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	186,235,481	88.55%	24,091,115	11.45%	210,326,596	81.02%	38,465
Resolution 20	To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.	207,459,787	98.71%	2,713,752	1.29%	210,173,539	80.96%	191,522
Resolution 21	To reduce the notice period for general meetings.	195,973,071	93.16%	14,380,421	6.84%	210,353,492	81.03%	8,848

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes For and Against a resolution.

a)  Any votes that give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.

b)  At close of business on 28 April 2021 there were 259,612,052 Ordinary 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://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

For further information, please contact:

Graham Vanhegan

Company Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

 

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