Grainger PLC Result of AGM (2955P)

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RNS Number : 2955P

Grainger PLC

06 February 2019

6 February 2019

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

Result of AGM

At the one hundred and sixth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 6 February 2019, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 21 December 2018 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows (* special resolutions):

 
       Resolutions                    Votes for      %     Votes against      %                       Votes withheld 
                                                    For                     Against     Total votes 
      To approve and adopt 
       the directors' report 
       and the audited financial 
       statements for the 
       year ended 30 September 
 1     2018                          488,564,250   99.60     1,950,663       0.40      490,514,913       296,098 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To approve the Directors' 
       remuneration report 
       for the year ended 
 2     30 September 2018             486,197,843   99.55     2,186,503       0.45      488,384,346      2,426,665 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 3    To declare a dividend          490,764,787   99.99      39,152         0.01      490,803,939        7,072 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Mark 
 4     Clare                         487,355,087   99.30     3,448,175       0.70      490,803,262        7,749 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Helen 
 5     Gordon                        487,939,986   99.42     2,863,276       0.58      490,803,262        7,749 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Vanessa 
 6     Simms                         488,198,493   99.47     2,604,769       0.53      490,803,262        7,749 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Andrew 
 7     Carr-Locke                    487,645,219   99.36     3,158,043       0.64      490,803,262        7,749 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 8    To re-elect Rob Wilkinson      487,203,109   99.27     3,598,687       0.73      490,801,796        7,749 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Justin 
 9     Read                          487,980,059   99.45     2,714,367       0.55      490,694,426       115,119 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To reappoint KPMG 
       LLP as auditors of 
 10    the Company                   481,189,341   98.04     9,604,177       1.96      490,793,518        16,027 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to determine 
       the remuneration 
 11    of the auditors               479,690,244   97.74    11,086,303       2.26      490,776,547        31,532 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to allot 
 12    shares                        462,036,875   94.14    28,758,397       5.86      490,795,272        14,273 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to issue 
 13    shares for cash*              481,853,746   99.32     3,312,736       0.68      485,166,482      5,643,063 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to issue 
       shares for cash in 
       relation to the acquisition 
       or other capital 
 14    investment *                  462,138,437   95.26    22,975,993       4.74      485,114,430      5,695,114 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       Company to purchase 
 15    own shares*                   486,837,915   99.57     2,078,142       0.43      488,916,057      1,892,021 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To reduce the notice 
       period for general 
       meetings (other than 
       an Annual General 
       Meeting) to not less 
       than 14 clear days' 
 16    notice. *                     447,757,561   91.23    43,049,406       8.77      490,806,967        2,578 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise political 
       donations up to GBP50,000 
 17    in aggregate                  483,486,095   98.51     7,307,495       1.49      490,793,590        15,955 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 612,102,022 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism website at http://morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and also via the Company's website at http://www.graingerplc.co.uk/.

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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