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RNS Number : 0615W  Grainger PLC  05 February 2025

5 February 2025

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

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and twelfth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on
Wednesday 5 February 2025, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of
Meeting dated 13 December 2024 were passed by Shareholders by a poll and
details of the votes cast are set out below. 616,502,183 proxy votes were
received representing 83.13% 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  %      Total Votes Against  %                         Total Votes Withheld 2 

                                                                                                                  1                                 Total votes cast
 1   To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial            614,924,754                 99.98  109,898              0.02   615,034,652        1,472,303
     statements for the year ended 30 September 2024
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September   583,563,592                 96.40  21,796,786           3.60   605,360,378        11,146,577
     2024
 3   To declare a dividend                                                           616,394,180                 99.98  108,003              0.02   616,502,183        4,772
 4   To re-elect Mark Clare                                                          542,022,993                 87.92  74,462,127           12.08  616,485,120        21,835
 5   To re-elect Helen Gordon                                                        616,364,629                 99.98  120,491              0.02   616,485,120        21,835
 6   To re-elect Robert Hudson                                                       615,908,360                 99.91  576,541              0.09   616,484,901        22,054
 7   To re-elect Justin Read                                                         606,431,268                 98.37  10,053,852           1.63   616,485,120        21,835
 8   To re-elect Janette Bell                                                        600,910,129                 97.47  15,574,991           2.53   616,485,120        21,835
 9   To re-elect Carol Hui                                                           607,070,241                 98.47  9,413,846            1.53   616,484,087        22,868
 10  To re-elect Michael Brodtman                                                    607,074,103                 98.47  9,411,017            1.53   616,485,120        21,835
 11  To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company                                614,427,540                 99.66  2,067,964            0.34   616,495,504        11,451
 12  To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors        616,375,105                 99.98  123,241              0.02   616,498,346        8,609
 13  To authorise the directors to allot shares                                      584,097,946                 94.74  32,399,078           5.26   616,497,024        9,931
 14  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*                            584,895,698                 94.87  31,601,785           5.13   616,497,483        9,472
 15  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the          577,894,542                 95.45  27,524,030           4.55   605,418,572        11,088,383
     acquisition or other capital investment *
 16  To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*                                614,307,960                 99.66  2,068,845            0.34   616,376,805        130,150
 17  To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General  597,058,926                 96.85  19,429,937           3.15   616,488,863        18,092
     Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *
 18  To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate                     608,370,528                 98.77  7,552,044            1.23   615,922,572        584,383

(* 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
(https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/glossary/G2974.html) /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

 

 

 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 3 February 2025, 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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