Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0711X

Grainger PLC

08 February 2012

 



Grainger plc  ("Grainger"/the "Company")
Result of AGM

The Company announces the results of voting from its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today.

AGM RESOLUTIONS

	Votes For	Votes against	Total votes	Votes withheld
Resolution 1	288,873,081	2,531	288,875,612	2,013,525
Resolution 2	214,976,139	69,179,758	284,155,897	6,733,240
Resolution 3	288,873,602	2,285	288,875,887	2,013,250
Resolution 4	288,508,780	354,747	288,863,527	2,025,610
Resolution 5	288,525,437	339,869	288,865,306	2,023,831
Resolution 6	260,378,092	21,196,511	281,574,603	9,314,534
Resolution 7	. 288,288,977	584,398	288,873,375	2,015,762
Resolution 8	288,281,849	584,479	288,866,328	2,022,809
Resolution 9	288,281,930	584,398	288,866,328	2,022,809
Resolution 10	288,280,496	592,879	288,873,375	2,015,762
Resolution 11	255,418,419	33,314,593	288,733,012	2,156,125
Resolution 12	288,519,216	353,653	288,872,869	2,016,268
Resolution 13	265,426,754	23,439,068	288,865,822	2,023,315
Resolution 14	236,623,708	51,842,338	288,466,046	2,423,091
Resolution 15	239,075,878	45,338,259	284,414,137	6,475,000
Resolution 16	284,754,765	3,679,158	288,433,923	2,455,214
Resolution 17	288,647,391	114,575	288,761,966	2,127,171
Resolution 18	288,697,856	70,386	288,768,242	2,120,895
Resolution 19	256,287,970	32,581,468	288,869,438	2,019,699
Resolution 20	278,899,194	9,893,244	288,792,438	2,096,699
Resolution 21	284,515,112	93,746	284,608,858	6,280,279

The following are the Resolutions voted on at the Company's AGM: -

Resolution	1	To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2011
Resolution	2	To approve the remuneration committee report for the year ended 30 September 2011
Resolution	3	To declare a dividend
Resolution	4	To re-elect Belinda Richards
Resolution	5	To re-elect Tony Wray
Resolution	6	To re-elect Robin Broadhurst
Resolution	7	To re-elect Andrew Cunningham
Resolution	8	To re-elect Peter Couch
Resolution	9	To re-elect Mark Greenwood
Resolution	10	To re-elect Nick Jopling
Resolution	11	To re-elect John Barnsley
Resolution	12	To re-elect Henry Pitman
Resolution	13	To re-elect Margret Ford
Resolution	14	To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
Resolution	15	To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of auditors.
Resolution	16	To authorise the directors to allot shares for the purpose of s551 of the Companies Act 2006
Resolution	17	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares*
Resolution	18	To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares*
Resolution	19	To reduce the notice period for general meetings to 14days*
Resolution	20	To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate
Resolution	21	To approve The Grainger plc Company Share Option Plan 2012

*Special resolutions

For further information:

Grainger plc                                                                      Financial Dynamics

Andrew Cunningham / Mark Greenwood /Dave Butler              Stephanie Highett / Dido Laurimor Henderson

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7795 4700                                                    Tel:+ 44 (0)20 7831 3113

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For and on behalf of
Grainger plc

M P Windle
Company Secretary

 

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