Result of AGM

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Grainger PLC
08 February 2023
 

8 February 2023

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

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and tenth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 8 February 2023, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 19 December 2022 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 2022

626,328,822

99.91

595,434

0.09

626,924,256

3,948,668

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2022

579,078,117

93.51

40,171,451

6.49

619,249,568

11,623,356

3

To approve the Directors' remuneration policy

599,740,550

95.06

31,191,167

4.94

630,931,717

3,667

4

To declare a dividend

630,871,089

99.99

748

0.01

630,871,837

1,087

5

To re-elect Mark Clare

540,313,372

93.83

35,548,906

6.17

575,862,278

55,010,646

6

To re-elect Helen Gordon

628,138,602

99.57

2,731,134

0.43

630,869,736

3,188

7

To re-elect Robert Hudson

625,108,226

99.09

5,755,763

0.91

630,863,989

8,935

8

To re-elect Justin Read

618,233,180

98.00

12,635,956

2.00

630,869,136

3,788

9

To re-elect Janette Bell

617,449,964

97.87

13,419,772

2.13

630,869,736

3,188

10

To re-elect Carol Hui

615,240,589

97.99

12,630,468

2.01

627,871,057

3,001,867

11

To elect Michael Brodtman

628,153,259

99.57

2,700,422

0.43

630,853,681

19,243

12

To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company

627,828,421

99.52

3,037,077

0.48

630,865,498

7,426

13

To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

630,861,501

99.99

5,886

0.01

630,867,387

5,537

14

To authorise the directors to allot shares

577,441,315

91.53

53,430,522

8.47

630,871,837

1,087

15

To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*

595,922,512

96.23

23,331,136

3.77

619,253,648

11,619,276

16

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

591,074,974

95.45

28,178,674

4.55

619,253,648

11,619,276

17

To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*

627,023,413

99.52

3,005,675

0.48

630,029,088

843,836

18

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

593,302,674

94.05

37,566,123

5.95

630,868,797

4,127

19

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

614,315,189

97.27

17,216,301

2.73

631,531,490

2,705

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting , there were 741,503,092 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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