Result of AGM

Weir Group PLC
25 April 2024
 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

25 April 2024

 

AGM Voting Results 2024

 

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 25 April 2024 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 the audited financial statements of the company for year ended 31 December 2023 and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors of the Company.

 

 

205,809,258

99.98%

47,918

0.02%

205,857,176

79.29%

3,758,544

Resolution 2

 

 

 

 

 

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).

 

 

206,948,262

98.74%

2,649,836

1.26%

209,598,098

80.74%

17,622

Resolution 3

 

 

 

 

To declare a final dividend of 20.8 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each in the capital of the Company.

 

 

209,606,596

100.00%

2,917

0.00%

209,609,513

80.74%

6,207

Resolution 4

 

 

 

To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.

 

204,081,959

97.36%

5,528,064

2.64%

209,610,023

80.74%

5,696

Resolution 5

To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.

209,096,572

99.76%

510,857

0.24%

209,607,429

80.74%

8,291

Resolution 6

 

To elect Brian Puffer as a Director of the Company.

208,187,122

99.33%

1,399,561

0.67%

209,586,683

80.73%

29,037

Resolution 7

 

 

 

 

To elect Andrew (Andy) Agg as a Director of the Company.

 

 

209,511,808

99.96%

78,211

0.04%

209,590,019

80.73%

25,701

Resolution 8

 

 

 

 

To re-elect Dame Nicola Brewer as a Director of the Company.

 

 

207,780,774

99.13%

1,824,339

0.87%

209,605,113

80.74%

10,606

Resolution 9

 

 

 

 

To elect Penelope (Penny) Freer

as a Director of the Company.

 

 

206,874,022

98.70%

2,720,129

1.30%

209,594,151

80.73%

21,569

Resolution 10

 

 

 

 

To re-elect Tracey Kerr as a Director of the Company.

 

 

207,824,357

99.15%

1,780,375

0.85%

209,604,732

80.74%

10,988

Resolution 11

 

 

 

To re-elect Ben Magara as a Director of the Company.

 

207,738,495

99.12%

1,854,898

0.88%

209,593,393

80.73%

22,326

Resolution 12

 

 

 

To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.

209,566,240

99.98%

33,729

0.02%

209,599,969

80.74%

15,751

Resolution 13

 

 

 

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the company.

 

207,907,163

99.20%

1,674,583

0.80%

209,581,746

80.73%

33,974

Resolution 14

 

 

 

 

 

That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.

 

209,488,248

99.95%

100,134

0.05%

209,588,382

80.73%

27,338

Resolution 15

 

 

 

That the Directors be authorised to allot shares in the Company.

196,012,497

94.22%

12,032,774

5.78%

208,045,271

80.14%

1,570,449

Resolution 16

 

 

That the Directors be authorised to partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.

 

206,046,955

98.92%

2,247,726

1.08%

208,294,681

80.23%

1,321,039

Resolution 17

 

 

 

That the Directors be authorised to partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.

 

199,674,567

95.80%

8,751,223

4.20%

208,425,790

80.28%

1,189,930

Resolution 18

 

 

 

That the Company be authorised to make market purchases of

ordinary shares.

 

207,907,594

99.24%

1,598,472

0.76%

209,506,066

80.70%

109,654

Resolution 19

 

 

 

That a general meeting of the Company, other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less that 14 days' clear days notice.

 

200,765,453

95.81%

8,785,121

4.19%

209,550,574

80.72%

65,146

 

* 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 Chair have been included in the "For" total.

b)   At close of business on Thursday, 25 April 2024 there were 259,612,052 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 

Graham Vanhegan

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0141 308 3771

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