Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2155L

Weir Group PLC

28 April 2020

 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

28 April 2020

 

AGM Voting Results 2020

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 2.30 pm. 

All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 16 to 19 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.	208,213,540	99.67	682,814	0.33	208,896,354	80.46%	4,176,776
Resolution 2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).	186,963,419	87.93	25,656,546	12.07	212,619,965	81.90%	452,294
Resolution 3	To re-elect Cal Collins as a Director of the Company.	209,807,724	98.48	3,239,949	1.52	213,047,673	82.06%	25,458
Resolution 4	To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company.	194,707,188	91.50	18,093,836	8.50	212,801,024	81.97%	272,107
Resolution 5	To re-elect Engelbert Haan as a Director of the Company.	211,945,951	99.48	1,102,615	0.52	213,048,566	82.06%	24,565
Resolution 6	To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.	207,805,008	97.54	5,250,385	2.46	213,055,393	82.07%	17,738
Resolution 7	To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.	211,948,968	99.48	1,097,659	0.52	213,046,627	82.06%		26,504
Resolution 8	To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director of the Company.	207,788,894	97.53	5,257,215	2.47	213,046,109	82.06%		27,021
Resolution 9	To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.	209,818,350	98.48	3,233,711	1.52	213,052,061	82.07%		21,070
Resolution 10	To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.	207,575,463	97.43	5,476,598	2.57	213,052,061	82.07%		21,070
Resolution 11	To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company.	211,684,480	99.36	1,373,013	0.64	213,057,493	82.07%		15,638
Resolution 12	To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.	211,629,710	99.33	1,421,428	0.67	213,051,138	82.07%		21,993
Resolution 13	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.	213,024,556	99.98	33,435	0.02	213,057,991	82.07%		15,140
Resolution 14	That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	213,044,574	99.99	25,505	0.01	213,070,079	82.07%		3,052
Resolution 15	To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares.	190,043,753	89.19	23,026,019	10.81	213,069,772	82.07%		3,359
Resolution 16	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.	201,104,537	94.40	11,940,893	5.60	213,045,430	82.06%		26,009
Resolution 17	To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	193,926,806	91.02	19,127,485	8.98	213,054,291	82.07%		17,147
Resolution 18	To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.	211,887,978	99.49	1,093,870	0.51	212,981,848	82.04%		90,371
Resolution 19	To reduce the notice period for general meetings.	204,805,588	96.13	8,254,981	3.87	213,060,569	82.07%		12,561

* 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 27 April 2020 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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