AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7064O
Grainger PLC
10 February 2016
 

10 February 2016

Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and third Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 10 February 2016, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 17 December 2015 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

 


 Resolutions

Votes for

%

For

Votes against

Total votes

Votes withheld

1

To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2015

308,232,257

99.2

2,511,584

310,743,841

2,599,525

2

To approve the remuneration committee report for the year ended 30 September 2015

288,823,290

92.9

22,002,475

310,825,765

2,517,601

3

To declare a dividend

310,815,131

100.0

11,176

310,826,307

2,517,059

4

To re-elect Baroness Margaret Ford

292,066,711

94.3

17,716,769

309,783,480

3,559,886

5

To re-elect Nick Jopling

310,338,714

99.8

484,766

310,823,480

2,519,886

6

To re-elect Belinda Richards

310,325,005

99.8

498,475

310,823,480

2,519,886

7

To re-elect Tony Wray

310,340,505

99.8

469,466

310,809,971

2,533,395

8

To re-elect Andrew Carr-Locke

310,324,964

99.8

484,766

310,809,730

2,533,636

9

To re-elect Helen Gordon

310,325,005

99.8

498,475

310,823,480

2,519,886

10

To re-elect Rob Wilkinson

310,324,564

99.8

485,166

310,809,730

2,533,636

11

To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company

310,312,464

99.0

3,030,360

313,342,824

542

12

To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

310,813,564

100.0

12,201

310,825,765

2,517,601

13

To authorise the directors to allot shares for the purpose of s551 of the Companies Act 2006

291,737,366

94.2

18,043,057

309,780,423

3,562,943

14

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares*

278,054,828

91.9

24,455,079

302,509,907

10,833,459

15

To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares*

310,751,742

100.0

74,545

310,826,287

2,517,079

16

To reduce the notice period for general meetings to not less than 14 clear days' notice and incur political expenditure*

287,354,620

92.4

23,471,687

310,826,307

2,517,059

17

To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate

306,999,450

98.8

3,812,092

310,811,542

2,531,824

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 416,785,304 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

Adam McGhin

Company Secretary


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