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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 % Votes against % Votes withheld
For Against Total votes
1 To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial 617,181,285 99.99 3,677 0.01 617,184,962 1,173,220
statements for the year ended 30 September 2023
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 575,308,382 96.81 18,987,579 3.19 594,295,961 24,062,221
2023
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 571,269,676 94.35 34,220,985 5.65 605,490,661 12,867,521
acquisition or other capital investment *
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 585,335,067 94.66 33,021,027 5.34 618,356,094 2,088
Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *
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
(https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/glossary/G2974.html) 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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