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RNS Number : 7562R  Grainger PLC  04 February 2026

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

Result of AGM

 

At the Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 4 February
2026, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 16
December 2025 were passed by Shareholders by a poll and details of the votes
cast are set out below.  569, 930,280 proxy votes were received representing
76.85% 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  (#_ftn2)

                                                                                                                  1  (#_ftn1)                              Total votes cast
 1   To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial            568,465,167                 99.74          25,181               0.01  568,490,348        1,448,838
     statements for the year ended 30 September 2025
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September   542,996,609                 95.27          26,855,190           4.71  569,851,799        87,387
     2025
 3   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 103 to 109 of    560,472,242                 98.34          6,845,513            1.20  567,317,755        2,621,431
     the Annual Report.
 4   To declare a dividend                                                           569,903,011                 99.99          14,959               0.01  569,917,970        21,216
 5   To elect Simon Fraser                                                           545,599,548                 95.73          13,005,885           2.28  558,605,433        11,333,753
 6   To re-elect Helen Gordon                                                        565,660,705                 99.25          4,220,025            0.74  569,880,730        58,456
 7   To re-elect Robert Hudson                                                       569,691,856                 99.96          203,698              0.04  569,895,554        43,632
 8   To re-elect Justin Read                                                         569,776,386                 99.97          110,272              0.02  569,886,658        52,528
 9   To re-elect Janette Bell                                                        568,943,196                 99.83          951,803              0.17  569,886,999        44,187
 10  To re-elect Carol Hui                                                           565,627,864                 99.24          4,254,708            0.75  569,882,572        56,614
 11  To re-elect Michael Brodtman                                                    562,431,115                 98.68          7,464,106            1.31  569,895,221        43,965
 12  To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company                                547,912,620                 96.14          21,984,966           3.86  569,897,586        41,600
 13  To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors        558,499,456                 97.99          11,403,520           2.00  569,902,976        36,210
 14  To authorise the directors to allot shares                                      552,399,940                 96.92          17,499,141           3.07  569,899,081        40,105
 15  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*                            554,610,251                 97.31          15,287,241           2.68  569,897,492        41,694
 16  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the          548,909,728                 96.31          20,993,864           3.68  569,903,592        35,594
     acquisition or other capital investment *
 17  To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*                                569,764,502                 99.97          39,363               0.01  569,803,865        135,321
 18  To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General  553,728,125                 97.16          16,164,565           2.84  569,892,690        46,496
     Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *
 19  To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate.                    562,353,522                 98.67          7,548,234            1.34  596,901,756        37,430
 20  To approve the 2017 LTIP Plan.                                                  566,843,151                 99.46          3,025,240            0.53  569,868,391        70,795

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,609,008 3 
(#_ftn3) 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  (#_ftnref1)  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  (#_ftnref2) 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  (#_ftnref3) As at close of business on Monday 2 February 2026, 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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