Result of AGM

Grainger PLC

04 February 2026

 

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

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 4 February 2026, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 16 December 2025 were passed by Shareholders by a poll and details of the votes cast are set out below.  569, 930,280 proxy votes were received representing 76.85% of the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

The following table gives details of the proxy votes lodged with Grainger's registrar:

	Resolutions	Total Votes For/Discretion	% [1]	Total Votes Against	%	Total votes cast	Total Votes Withheld[2]
1	To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025	568,465,167	99.74	25,181	0.01	568,490,348	1,448,838
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2025	542,996,609	95.27	26,855,190	4.71	569,851,799	87,387
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 103 to 109 of the Annual Report.	560,472,242	98.34	6,845,513	1.20	567,317,755	2,621,431
4	To declare a dividend	569,903,011	99.99	14,959	0.01	569,917,970	21,216
5	To elect Simon Fraser	545,599,548	95.73	13,005,885	2.28	558,605,433	11,333,753
6	To re-elect Helen Gordon	565,660,705	99.25	4,220,025	0.74	569,880,730	58,456
7	To re-elect Robert Hudson	569,691,856	99.96	203,698	0.04	569,895,554	43,632
8	To re-elect Justin Read	569,776,386	99.97	110,272	0.02	569,886,658	52,528
9	To re-elect Janette Bell	568,943,196	99.83	951,803	0.17	569,886,999	44,187
10	To re-elect Carol Hui	565,627,864	99.24	4,254,708	0.75	569,882,572	56,614
11	To re-elect Michael Brodtman	562,431,115	98.68	7,464,106	1.31	569,895,221	43,965
12	To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	547,912,620	96.14	21,984,966	3.86	569,897,586	41,600
13	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	558,499,456	97.99	11,403,520	2.00	569,902,976	36,210
14	To authorise the directors to allot shares	552,399,940	96.92	17,499,141	3.07	569,899,081	40,105
15	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*	554,610,251	97.31	15,287,241	2.68	569,897,492	41,694
16	To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment *	548,909,728	96.31	20,993,864	3.68	569,903,592	35,594
17	To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*	569,764,502	99.97	39,363	0.01	569,803,865	135,321
18	To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *	553,728,125	97.16	16,164,565	2.84	569,892,690	46,496
19	To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate.	562,353,522	98.67	7,548,234	1.34	596,901,756	37,430
20	To approve the 2017 LTIP Plan.	566,843,151	99.46	3,025,240	0.53	569,868,391	70,795

(* special resolutions)

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,609,008[3] ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA/UKLA and will be available for inspection through the National Storage Mechanism.

Further information is available from:

Sapna B FitzGerald,

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

www.graingerplc.co.uk

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[1]  These are votes received supporting the resolution or granting the Chairman or another third-party discretion to vote on their behalf in respect of the resolution.

[2] A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

[3] As at close of business on Monday 2 February 2026, Grainger plc holds 1,506,300 shares in Treasury and has 741,609,008 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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