Grainger PLC Result of AGM (6531O)

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RNS Number : 6531O

Grainger PLC

10 February 2021

10 February 2021

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

Result of AGM

At the one hundred and eighth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 10 February 2021, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 10 December 2020 were passed by Shareholders by a poll. The results are as follows:

 
       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     2020                          532,856,573   99.99          72,813       0.01    532,929,386         6,005,054 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To approve the Directors' 
       remuneration report 
       for the year ended 
 2     30 September 2020             496,051,659    92.5      40,229,166        7.5    536,280,825         2,653,615 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 3    To declare a dividend          538,924,441     100               0          0    538,924,441            10,000 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Mark 
 4     Clare                         533,247,137   98.95       5,654,223       1.05    538,901,360            33,080 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Helen 
 5     Gordon                        535,601,576   99.87         723,518       0.13    536,325,094         2,609,347 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Vanessa 
 6     Simms                         533,207,255   99.42       3,108,784       0.58    536,316,039         2,618,402 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Andrew 
 7     Carr-Locke                    536,092,119   99.48       2,798,441       0.52    538,890,560            43,881 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 8    To re-elect Rob Wilkinson      536,092,119   99.48       2,798,441       0.52    538,890,560            43,881 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To re-elect Justin 
 9     Read                          535,104,270    99.3       3,786,290        0.7    538,890,560            43,881 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To elect Janette 
 10    Bell                          536,104,597   99.48       2,798,441       0.52    538,903,038            31,403 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To reappoint KPMG 
       LLP as auditors of 
 11    the Company                   536,284,808   99.99          16,094       0.01    536,300,902         2,633,539 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to determine 
       the remuneration 
 12    of the auditors               538,901,109   99.99           3,004       0.01    538,904,113            30,328 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to allot 
 13    shares                        487,120,169   90.39      51,776,682       9.61    538,896,851            37,590 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to issue 
 14    shares for cash*              519,148,647   97.59      12,825,686       2.41    531,974,333         6,960,108 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to issue 
       shares for cash in 
       relation to the acquisition 
       or other capital 
 15    investment *                  516,466,496   97.09      15,499,650       2.91    531,966,146         6,968,294 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise the 
       Company to purchase 
 16    own shares*                   534,832,051   99.27       3,917,118       0.73    538,749,169           185,271 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To reduce the notice 
       period for general 
       meetings (other than 
       an Annual General 
       Meeting) to not less 
       than 14 clear days' 
 17    notice. *                     494,016,499   91.67      44,897,340       8.33    538,913,839            20,602 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
      To authorise political 
       donations up to GBP50,000 
 18    in aggregate                  531,996,691   98.72       6,906,646       1.28    538,903,337            31,104 
     -----------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 

(* special resolutions)

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting , there were 673,793,708 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 FCA for publication and will be available for inspection via the FCA document viewing facility .

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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