RNS Number : 3847C
Grainger PLC
07 February 2024
 

7 February 2024

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

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and eleventh Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 7 February 2024, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 15 December 2023 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 2023

617,181,285

99.99

3,677

0.01

617,184,962

1,173,220

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2023

575,308,382

96.81

18,987,579

3.19

594,295,961

24,062,221

3

To declare a dividend

618,355,872

99.99

677

0.01

618,356,549

1,633

4

To re-elect Mark Clare

533,573,786

93.97

34,247,648

6.03

567,821,434

50,536,745

5

To re-elect Helen Gordon

618,311,506

99.99

34,265

0.01

618,345,771

12,411

6

To re-elect Robert Hudson

615,374,368

99.52

2,971,403

0.48

618,345,771

12,411

7

To re-elect Justin Read

609,002,004

98.49

9,343,762

1.51

618,345,766

12,414

8

To re-elect Janette Bell

605,405,987

97.91

12,939,779

2.09

618,345,766

12,414

9

To re-elect Carol Hui

609,008,518

98.49

9,335,037

1.51

618,343,555

14,625

10

To re-elect Michael Brodtman

608,999,749

98.49

9,346,017

1.51

618,345,766

12,414

11

To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company

615,298,985

99.51

3,046,070

0.49

618,345,055

13,127

12

To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

618,350,220

99.99

5,952

0.01

618,356,172

2,010

13

To authorise the directors to allot shares

569,975,657

92.18

48,377,895

7.82

618,353,552

4,630

14

To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*

585,706,004

94.72

32,636,057

5.28

618,342,061

16,121

15

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

571,269,676

94.35

34,220,985

5.65

605,490,661

12,867,521

16

To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*

614,874,984

99.51

3,022,388

0.49

617,897,372

460,810

17

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

585,335,067

94.66

33,021,027

5.34

618,356,094

2,088

18

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

612,232,176

99.01

6,119,966

0.99

618,352,142

6,040

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,551,473 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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