Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1950S

Weir Group PLC

13 May 2009

 



THE WEIR GROUP PLC

13 May 2009

Voting Results

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Wednesday 13 May 2009 at 11 am. All resolutions were passed on a poll via electronic voting. Resolutions 1-11 being passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12, 13 and 14 being passed as special resolutions.

No.	Resolution		No. of votes for the resolution		Percentage of votes received		No. of votes against the resolution		Percentage of votes received		No. of votes withheld
1	To receive and adopt the financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 26 December 2008, and the reports of the directors and auditors thereon		132,980,459		99.89		151,109		0.11		1,656,889
2	To declare a dividend		134,493,325		99.99		11,382		0.01		374,750
3	To approve the Remuneration Committee Report as set out in the annual report for the 52 weeks ended 26 December 2008		130,424,344		97.98		2,688,654		2.02		1,678,458
4	To elect John Mogford as a director		134,038,737		99.45		743,148		0.55		91,572
5	To elect Richard Menell as a director		132,891,113		98.61		1,872,449		1.39		110,231
6	To re-elect Michael Dearden as a director		132,446,210		98.27		2,329,094		1.73		98,489
7	To re-elect Lord Robertson as a director		132,336,792		98.19		2,440,952		1.81		102,049
8	To re-elect Prof. Ian Percy as a director		130,525,446		96.85		4,246,317		3.15		108,030
9	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors		134,637,036		99.89		150,858		0.11		91,899
10	To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors		134,765,423		99.98		22,476		0.02		91,894
11	To renew the directors' general authority to allot relevant securities		133,039,428		98.71		1,733,526		1.29		100,839
12	To disapply, within certain limits, the statutory pre-emption rights arising on the allotment of shares		133,394,579		99.88		165,409		0.12		1,313,805
13	To renew the Company's power to purchase its own shares		134,653,428		99.91		126,989		0.09		93,376
14	To authorise that general meetings, other than the company's annual general meeting, may be called on 14 clear days notice.		132,708,057		98.45		2,088,792		1.55		82,944

• Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.

• At close of business on 12 May 2009 there were 210,293,264 relevant shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  

A copy of the Resolutions passed has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS

 

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