Result of AGM

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Grainger PLC
10 February 2021
 

10 February 2021

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

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and eighth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 10 February 2021, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 10 December 2020 were passed by Shareholders by a poll.  The results are as follows:

 

 

 Resolutions

Votes for

%

For

Votes against

%

Against

 

Total votes

Votes withheld

1

To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2020

532,856,573

99.99

72,813

0.01

532,929,386

6,005,054

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2020

496,051,659

92.5

40,229,166

7.5

536,280,825

2,653,615

3

To declare a dividend

538,924,441

100

0

0

538,924,441

10,000

4

To re-elect Mark Clare

533,247,137

98.95

5,654,223

1.05

538,901,360

33,080

5

To re-elect Helen Gordon

535,601,576

99.87

723,518

0.13

536,325,094

2,609,347

6

To re-elect Vanessa Simms

533,207,255

99.42

3,108,784

0.58

536,316,039

2,618,402

7

To re-elect Andrew Carr-Locke

536,092,119

99.48

2,798,441

0.52

538,890,560

43,881

8

To re-elect Rob Wilkinson

536,092,119

99.48

2,798,441

0.52

538,890,560

43,881

9

To re-elect Justin Read

535,104,270

99.3

3,786,290

0.7

538,890,560

43,881

10

To elect Janette Bell

536,104,597

99.48

2,798,441

0.52

538,903,038

31,403

11

To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company

536,284,808

99.99

16,094

0.01

536,300,902

2,633,539

12

To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

538,901,109

99.99

3,004

0.01

538,904,113

30,328

13

To authorise the directors to allot shares

487,120,169

90.39

51,776,682

9.61

538,896,851

37,590

14

To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*

519,148,647

97.59

12,825,686

2.41

531,974,333

6,960,108

15

To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment *

516,466,496

97.09

15,499,650

2.91

531,966,146

6,968,294

16

To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*

534,832,051

99.27

3,917,118

0.73

538,749,169

185,271

17

To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *

494,016,499

91.67

44,897,340

8.33

538,913,839

20,602

18

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

 

531,996,691

98.72

6,906,646

1.28

538,903,337

31,104

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting , there were 673,793,708 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA for publication and will be available for inspection via the FCA document viewing facility .

 

Adam McGhin

 

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

 

 

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