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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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