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RNS Number : 2074B  Grainger PLC  09 February 2022

9 February 2022

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

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and ninth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on
Wednesday 9 February 2022, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of
Meeting dated 14 December 2021 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            606,721,996  99.99  2,695          0.01      606,724,691   2,292,156
     statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September   573,781,746  94.22  35,211,603     5.78      608,993,349   23,498
     2021
 3   To declare a dividend                                                           608,873,305  99.98  142,442        0.02      609,015,747   1,100
 4   To re-elect Mark Clare                                                          607,878,993  99.82  1,125,997      0.18      609,004,990   11,857
 5   To re-elect Helen Gordon                                                        608,936,912  99.99  75,801         0.01      609,012,713   4,134
 6   To elect Robert Hudson                                                          603,146,937  99.04  5,853,836      0.96      609,000,773   16,074
 7   To re-elect Rob Wilkinson                                                       607,961,037  99.83  1,039,891      0.17      609,000,928   15,919
 8   To re-elect Justin Read                                                         606,938,772  99.66  2,065,506      0.34      609,004,278   12,569
 9   To re-elect Janette Bell                                                        586,195,310  96.25  22,817,403     3.75      609,012,713   4,134
 10  To elect Carol Hui                                                              608,996,801  99.99  8,508          0.01      609,005,309   11,538
 11  To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company                                606,378,597  99.57  2,623,795      0.43      609,002,392   14,455
 12  To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors        608,990,018  99.99  8,904          0.01      608,998,922   17,925
 13  To authorise the directors to allot shares                                      552,780,527  90.77  56,210,609     9.23      608,991,136   25,711
 14  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*                            594,075,353  98.90  6,584,048      1.1       600,659,401   8,357,446
 15  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the          577,226,313  96.10  23,431,039     3.9       600,657,352   8,359,495
     acquisition or other capital investment *
 16  To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*                                605,693,692  99.56  2,661,034      0.44      608,354,726   662,121
 17  To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General  561,818,214  92.25  47,195,484     7.75      609,013,698   3,149
     Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *
 18  To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate                     594,802,583  97.67  14,195,819     2.33      608,998,402   18,445

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,303,333 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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