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RNS Number : 7616J Weir Group PLC 28 April 2022
THE WEIR GROUP PLC
28 April 2022
AGM Voting Results 2022
The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 28 April
2022 at 2.30 pm.
All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as
special resolutions.
The table below sets out the proxy voting results.
VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of ISC VOTED VOTES
FOR
AGAINST
TOTAL
WITHHELD*
Resolution 1 To receive and adopt the report and financial statements for year ended 31 215,345,579 100.00 3,201 0.00 215,348,780 82.95 4,341,464
December 2021.
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' 208,732,643 95.03 10,926,108 4.97 219,658,751 84.61 28,623
Remuneration Policy).
Resolution 3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. 193,938,328 90.47 20,430,745 9.53 214,369,073 82.57 5,321,171
Resolution 4 To approve a final dividend of 12.30p pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence 219,668,393 99.99 17,797 0.01 219,686,190 84.62 4,054
each in the capital of the Company.
Resolution 5 To re-elect John Stanton as a Director of the Company. 216,196,231 98.42 3,460,665 1.58 219,656,896 84.61 34,106
Resolution 6 To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company. 218,003,026 99.25 1,652,225 0.75 219,655,251 84.61 35,751
Resolution 7 To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company. 208,875,283 95.59 9,635,762 4.41 218,511,045 84.17 1,179,957
Resolution 8 To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company. 212,846,280 96.90 6,805,365 3.10 219,651,645 84.61 39,357
Resolution 9 To re-elect Engelbert Haan as a Director of the Company. 219,530,779 99.95 113,249 0.05 219,644,028 84.60 46,974
Resolution 10 To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company. 201,736,324 92.00 17,542,319 8.00 219,278,643 84.46 412,359
Resolution 11 To re-elect Ben Magara as a Director of the Company. 219,523,140 99.95 120,430 0.05 219,643,570 84.60 47,432
Resolution 12 To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company. 203,178,245 95.24 10,146,678 4.76 213,324,923 82.17 6,365,321
Resolution 13 To re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as a Director of the Company. 215,983,568 98.33 3,657,621 1.67 219,641,189 84.60 46,910
Resolution 14 To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company. 219,549,045 99.95 102,779 0.05 219,651,824 84.61 36,275
Resolution 15 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company. 218,540,904 99.51 1,068,944 0.49 219,609,848 84.59 78,251
Resolution 16 That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration 219,643,216 99.99 28,428 0.01 219,671,644 84.62 17,213
of the Auditors.
Resolution 17 To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares. 199,197,278 90.69 20,449,716 9.31 219,646,994 84.61 41,863
Resolution 18 To disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions. 218,641,639 99.61 861,117 0.39 219,502,756 84.55 186,101
Resolution 19 To disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an 194,618,104 88.66 24,887,188 11.34 219,505,292 84.55 183,565
acquisition or specified capital investment.
Resolution 20 To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares. 218,471,793 99.47 1,154,297 0.53 219,626,090 84.60 62,767
Resolution 21 To reduce the notice period for general meetings. 208,489,991 94.90 11,196,909 5.10 219,686,900 84.62 457
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of proportion of votes For and Against a resolution.
a) Any votes that give discretion to the Chairman have been included in
the "For" total.
b) At close of business on Thursday,28 April 2022 there were 259,612,052
Ordinary 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://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .
For further information, please contact:
Graham Vanhegan
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0141 308 3771
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