REG - Weir Group PLC - Result of AGM

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28/04/2020 16:35

RNS Number : 2155L
  
Weir Group PLC
  
28 April 2020
  
 

THE WEIR GROUP PLC
28 April 2020
 
AGM Voting Results 2020
 
The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 2.30 pm.  
All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
 
The table below sets out the proxy voting results.
 











VOTES

FOR


%


VOTES

AGAINST


%


VOTES

TOTAL


% of ISC VOTED


VOTES

WITHHELD*




Resolution 1


To receive and adopt the report and financial statements.


208,213,540


99.67


682,814


0.33


208,896,354


80.46%


4,176,776




Resolution 2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).


186,963,419


87.93


25,656,546


12.07


212,619,965


81.90%


452,294




 
 
Resolution 3
 


To re-elect Cal Collins as a Director of the Company.


209,807,724


98.48


3,239,949


1.52


213,047,673


82.06%


25,458




Resolution 4


To re-elect Clare Chapman as a Director of the Company.


194,707,188


91.50


18,093,836


8.50


212,801,024


81.97%


272,107




Resolution 5


To re-elect Engelbert Haan as a Director of the Company.


211,945,951


99.48


1,102,615


0.52


213,048,566


82.06%


24,565




Resolution 6


To re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as a Director of the Company.


207,805,008


97.54


5,250,385


2.46


213,055,393


82.07%


17,738




Resolution 7


To re-elect Stephen Young as a Director of the Company.


211,948,968


99.48


1,097,659


0.52


213,046,627


82.06%


26,504




Resolution 8


To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director of the Company.


207,788,894


97.53


5,257,215


2.47


213,046,109


82.06%


27,021




Resolution 9


To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company.


209,818,350


98.48


3,233,711


1.52


213,052,061


82.07%


21,070




Resolution 10


To re-elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company.


207,575,463


97.43


5,476,598


2.57


213,052,061


82.07%


21,070




Resolution 11


To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company.


211,684,480


99.36


1,373,013


0.64


213,057,493


82.07%


15,638




Resolution 12


To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company.


211,629,710


99.33


1,421,428


0.67


213,051,138


82.07%


21,993




Resolution 13


To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company.


213,024,556


99.98


33,435


0.02


213,057,991


82.07%


15,140




Resolution 14


That the Company's Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.


213,044,574


99.99


25,505


0.01


213,070,079


82.07%


3,052




Resolution 15


To renew the Directors' general power to allot shares.


190,043,753


89.19


23,026,019


10.81


213,069,772


82.07%


3,359




Resolution 16


To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions.


201,104,537


94.40


11,940,893


5.60


213,045,430


82.06%


26,009




Resolution 17


To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.


193,926,806


91.02


19,127,485


8.98


213,054,291


82.07%


17,147




Resolution 18


To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.


211,887,978


99.49


1,093,870


0.51


212,981,848


82.04%


90,371




Resolution 19


To reduce the notice period for general meetings.


204,805,588


96.13


8,254,981


3.87


213,060,569


82.07%


12,561















 
* 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 27 April 2020 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
 
For further information, please contact:
 
 
Graham Vanhegan
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0141 308 3771


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