AGM Voting Results 2022

RNS Number : 7616J

Weir Group PLC

28 April 2022

 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

28 April 2022

 

AGM Voting Results 2022

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 28 April 2022 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 for year ended 31 December 2021.	215,345,579	100.00	3,201	0.00	215,348,780	82.95	4,341,464
Resolution 2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	208,732,643	95.03	10,926,108	4.97	219,658,751	84.61	28,623
Resolution 3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	193,938,328	90.47	20,430,745	9.53	214,369,073	82.57	5,321,171
Resolution 4	To approve a final dividend of 12.30p pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each in the capital of the Company.	219,668,393	99.99	17,797	0.01	219,686,190	84.62	4,054
Resolution 5	To re-elect John Stanton as a Director of the Company.	216,196,231	98.42	3,460,665	1.58	219,656,896	84.61	34,106
Resolution 6	To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.	218,003,026	99.25	1,652,225	0.75	219,655,251	84.61	35,751
Resolution 7	To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.	208,875,283	95.59	9,635,762	4.41	218,511,045	84.17	1,179,957
Resolution 8	To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company.	212,846,280	96.90	6,805,365	3.10	219,651,645	84.61	39,357
Resolution 9	To re-elect Engelbert Haan as a Director of the Company.	219,530,779	99.95	113,249	0.05	219,644,028	84.60	46,974
Resolution 10	To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company.	201,736,324	92.00	17,542,319	8.00	219,278,643	84.46	412,359
Resolution 11	To re-elect Ben Magara as a Director of the Company.	219,523,140	99.95	120,430	0.05	219,643,570	84.60	47,432
Resolution 12	To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.	203,178,245	95.24	10,146,678	4.76	213,324,923	82.17	6,365,321
Resolution 13	To re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as a Director of the Company.	215,983,568	98.33	3,657,621	1.67	219,641,189	84.60	46,910
Resolution 14	To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.	219,549,045	99.95	102,779	0.05	219,651,824	84.61	36,275
Resolution 15	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.	218,540,904	99.51	1,068,944	0.49	219,609,848	84.59	78,251
Resolution 16	That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	219,643,216	99.99	28,428	0.01	219,671,644	84.62	17,213
Resolution 17	To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares.	199,197,278	90.69	20,449,716	9.31	219,646,994	84.61	41,863
Resolution 18	To  disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.	218,641,639	99.61	861,117	0.39	219,502,756	84.55	186,101
Resolution 19	To disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	194,618,104	88.66	24,887,188	11.34	219,505,292	84.55	183,565
Resolution 20	To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.	218,471,793	99.47	1,154,297	0.53	219,626,090	84.60	62,767
Resolution 21	To reduce the notice period for general meetings.	208,489,991	94.90	11,196,909	5.10	219,686,900	84.62	457

* 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 Thursday,28 April 2022 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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