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29/04/2015 17:10

THE WEIR GROUP PLC
29 April 2015
Voting Results
The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Wednesday 29 April 2015 at 2.30 pm. All resolutions were passed on a poll via electronic voting. Resolutions 1 to 15 being passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 being passed as special resolutions.
No.
Resolution
VOTES   FOR
%
VOTES   AGAINST
%
VOTES
   TOTAL
% of ISC   VOTED
VOTES
   WITHHELD
   1   
   To   receive and adopt the report and financial statements for the 52 weeks ended   2 January 2015   
   154,990,183   
   99.82   
   283,786   
   0.18   
   155,273,969   
   72.77%   
   286,023   
   2   
   To   declare a dividend   
   153,914,221   
   99.83   
   269,188   
   0.17   
   154,183,409   
   72.26%   
   1,376,583   
   3   
   To   approve the Directors' Remuneration Report   
   153,306,119   
   99.56   
   677,994   
   0.44   
   153,984,113   
   72.16%   
   1,575,878   
   4   
   To   elect Sir Jim McDonald as a director   
   155,119,368   
   99.93   
   112,953   
   0.07   
   155,232,321   
   72.75%   
   327,149   
   5   
   To   re-elect Charles Berry as a director   
   151,796,342   
   97.85   
   3,329,687   
   2.15   
   155,126,029   
   72.70%   
   433,962   
   6   
   To   re-elect Keith Cochrane as a director   
   145,043,364   
   93.44   
   10,188,494   
   6.56   
   155,231,858   
   72.75%   
   328,134   
   7   
   To   re-elect Alan Ferguson as a director   
   154,980,660   
   99.84   
   247,501   
   0.16   
   155,228,161   
   72.75%   
   331,831   
   8   
   To   re-elect Melanie Gee as a director   
   154,599,033   
   99.86   
   221,965   
   0.14   
   154,820,998   
   72.56%   
   737,428   
   9   
   To   re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a director   
   155,086,658   
   99.91   
   139,453   
   0.09   
   155,226,111   
   72.75%   
   327,881   
   10   
   To   re-elect Richard Menell as a director   
   154,952,421   
   99.83   
   271,171   
   0.17   
   155,223,592   
   72.74%   
   336,400   
   11   
   To   re-elect John Mogford as a director   
   155,100,751   
   99.92   
   118,110   
   0.08   
   155,218,861   
   72.74%   
   341,131   
   12   
   To   re-elect Jon Stanton as a director   
   154,016,588   
   99.23   
   1,198,574   
   0.77   
   155,215,162   
   72.74%   
   338,830   
   13   
   To   re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors   
   151,624,386   
   97.65   
   3,648,965   
   2.35   
   155,273,351   
   72.77%   
   286,640   
   14   
   To   authorise the Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors   
   154,079,496   
   99.23   
   1,192,157   
   0.77   
   155,271,653   
   72.77%   
   288,338   
   15   
   To   renew the directors' general authority to allot relevant securities   
   149,355,760   
   96.21   
   5,889,380   
   3.79   
   155,245,140   
   72.75%   
   312,406   
   16   
   To   disapply, within certain limits, the statutory pre-emption rights arising on   the allotment of shares   
   154,142,030   
   99.30   
   1,079,457   
   0.70   
   155,221,487   
   72.74%   
   330,505   
   17   
   To   renew the Company's power to purchase its own shares   
   155,078,863   
   99.88   
   186,538   
   0.12   
   155,265,401   
   72.76%   
   294,591   
   18   
   To   reduce the notice period for general meetings    
   131,813,022   
   84.90   
   23,450,050   
   15.10   
   155,263,072   
   72.76%   
   296,919   
Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
At close of business on 28 April 2015 there were 213,381,020 relevant shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). 
A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.


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