Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7599X

Ferguson PLC

28 November 2017

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: RESOLUTIONS 

Ferguson plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its AGM held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll.  The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website, www.fergusonplc.com.  

The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below. Resolutions 1 to 18 (inclusive) are ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19, 20 and 21 are special resolutions.

Resolution	For	%*	Against	%*	Votes Total	% Votes cast**	Votes Withheld***
1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts	195,790,279	100.00	8,440	0.00	195,798,719	78.17%	58,569
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	190,565,944	98.61	2,685,822	1.39	193,251,766	77.15%	2,605,522
3. To declare a final dividend	195,798,713	99.98	46,838	0.02	195,845,551	78.19%	11,737
4. To elect Kevin Murphy	195,376,740	99.76	468,041	0.24	195,844,781	78.19%	12,507
5. To elect Michael Powell	194,006,061	99.06	1,838,460	0.94	195,844,521	78.19%	12,767
6. To elect Nadia Shouraboura	195,428,814	99.79	415,257	0.21	195,844,071	78.19%	13,217
7. To re-elect Tessa Bamford	195,429,173	99.79	415,229	0.21	195,844,402	78.19%	12,886
8. To re-elect John Daly	195,374,018	99.76	468,404	0.24	195,842,422	78.19%	14,866
9. To re-elect Gareth Davis	186,696,066	96.86	6,054,763	3.14	192,750,829	76.95%	3,106,459
10. To re-elect Pilar López	195,429,027	99.79	415,605	0.21	195,844,632	78.19%	12,656
11. To re-elect John Martin	195,373,492	99.76	471,039	0.24	195,844,531	78.19%	12,757
12. To re-elect Alan Murray	195,383,433	99.76	461,309	0.24	195,844,742	78.19%	12,546
13. To re-elect Darren Shapland	195,323,424	99.73	521,259	0.27	195,844,683	78.19%	12,605
14. To re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds	194,579,223	99.35	1,265,034	0.65	195,844,257	78.19%	13,031
15. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	195,696,296	99.92	147,215	0.08	195,843,511	78.19%	13,777
16. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	195,831,467	100.00	7,840	0.00	195,839,307	78.18%	17,981
17. Authority of limited political expenditure and political donations	194,290,880	99.23	1,501,880	0.77	195,792,760	78.17%	64,528
18. Authority to allot securities	186,236,026	95.09	9,608,249	4.91	195,844,275	78.19%	13,013
19. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	195,551,224	99.89	219,289	0.11	195,770,513	78.16%	86,775
20. Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for specified capital investment	186,945,260	95.49	8,825,108	4.51	195,770,368	78.16%	86,920
21. Authority to purchase own shares	193,098,051	98.68	2,581,938	1.32	195,679,989	78.12%	177,299

*           percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes

**          percentage of issued share capital (excluding 16,152,365 treasury shares)

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

As at 26 November 2017, the Company:

(i)  had 266,636,106 issued ordinary shares of 10⁵³/₆₆ pence, each ordinary share having one vote;

(ii) held 16,152,365 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;  and

(iii)   accordingly, had total voting rights of 250,483,741.

For further information please contact:  

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

+ 41 (0) 41 723 22 30

 

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