AGM Voting Results 2023

Weir Group PLC

27 April 2023

 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

27 April 2023

 

AGM Voting Results 2023

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 27 April 2023 at 2.30 pm. 

All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 17 to 20 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 2022.	216,110,112	99.99	13,856	0.01	216,123,968	83.25	3,878,782
Resolution 2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	209,599,282	95.29	10,370,788	4.71	219,970,070	84.73	15,680
Resolution 3	To approve a final dividend of 19.3 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each in the capital of the Company.	219,995,926	100.00	5,424	0.00	220,001,350	84.74	1,400
Resolution 4	To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.	209,716,539	98.31	3,604,289	1.69	213,320,828	82.17	6,681,922
Resolution 5	To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.	212,913,064	99.81	407,781	0.19	213,320,845	82.17	6,681,905
Resolution 6	To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.	211,575,783	99.18	1,740,642	0.82	213,316,425	82.17	6,686,325
Resolution 7	To elect Dame Nicola Brewer as a Director of the Company.	213,179,937	99.94	130,206	0.06	213,310,143	82.16	6,691,977
Resolution 8	To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company.	213,222,297	99.96	91,044	0.04	213,313,341	82.17	6,688,779
Resolution 9	To elect Tracey Kerr as a Director of the Company.	213,260,386	99.98	48,410	0.02	213,308,796	82.16	6,693,954
Resolution 10	To re-elect Ben Magara as a Director of the Company.	213,272,710	99.98	37,733	0.02	213,310,443	82.17	6,692,307
Resolution 11	To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.	213,240,348	99.96	76,678	0.04	213,317,026	82.17	6,685,724
Resolution 12	To re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as a Director of the Company.	211,954,829	99.36	1,359,574	0.64	213,314,403	82.17	6,688,347
Resolution 13	To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.	213,279,666	99.99	27,935	0.01	213,307,601	82.16	6,695,149

Resolution 14	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.	218,242,654	99.22	1,720,992	0.78	219,963,646	84.73	39,104
Resolution 15	That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	219,964,346	100.00	9,001	0.00	219,973,347	84.73	29,403
Resolution 16	To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares.	192,256,795	87.40	27,724,524	12.60	219,981,319	84.73	21,431
Resolution 17	To  disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.	200,305,837	91.70	18,119,532	8.30	218,425,369	84.14	1,577,381
Resolution 18	To disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	194,178,004	88.94	24,140,178	11.06	218,318,182	84.09	1,684,568
Resolution 19	To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.	211,534,639	96.18	8,403,344	3.82	219,937,983	84.72	64,767
Resolution 20	To reduce the notice period for general meetings.	207,539,850	94.34	12,455,499	5.66	219,995,349	84.74	7,401

* 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 Chair have been included in the "For" total.
	b)	At close of business on Thursday, 27 April 2023 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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