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7 February 2024
Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")
Result of AGM
At the one hundred and eleventh Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 7 February 2024, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 15 December 2023 were passed by Shareholders by a poll. The results are as follows:
| Resolutions | Votes for | % For | Votes against | % Against |
Total votes | Votes withheld |
1 | To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 | 617,181,285 | 99.99 | 3,677 | 0.01 | 617,184,962 | 1,173,220 |
2 | To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2023 | 575,308,382 | 96.81 | 18,987,579 | 3.19 | 594,295,961 | 24,062,221 |
3 | To declare a dividend | 618,355,872 | 99.99 | 677 | 0.01 | 618,356,549 | 1,633 |
4 | To re-elect Mark Clare | 533,573,786 | 93.97 | 34,247,648 | 6.03 | 567,821,434 | 50,536,745 |
5 | To re-elect Helen Gordon | 618,311,506 | 99.99 | 34,265 | 0.01 | 618,345,771 | 12,411 |
6 | To re-elect Robert Hudson | 615,374,368 | 99.52 | 2,971,403 | 0.48 | 618,345,771 | 12,411 |
7 | To re-elect Justin Read | 609,002,004 | 98.49 | 9,343,762 | 1.51 | 618,345,766 | 12,414 |
8 | To re-elect Janette Bell | 605,405,987 | 97.91 | 12,939,779 | 2.09 | 618,345,766 | 12,414 |
9 | To re-elect Carol Hui | 609,008,518 | 98.49 | 9,335,037 | 1.51 | 618,343,555 | 14,625 |
10 | To re-elect Michael Brodtman | 608,999,749 | 98.49 | 9,346,017 | 1.51 | 618,345,766 | 12,414 |
11 | To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company | 615,298,985 | 99.51 | 3,046,070 | 0.49 | 618,345,055 | 13,127 |
12 | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 618,350,220 | 99.99 | 5,952 | 0.01 | 618,356,172 | 2,010 |
13 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 569,975,657 | 92.18 | 48,377,895 | 7.82 | 618,353,552 | 4,630 |
14 | To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash* | 585,706,004 | 94.72 | 32,636,057 | 5.28 | 618,342,061 | 16,121 |
15 | To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment * | 571,269,676 | 94.35 | 34,220,985 | 5.65 | 605,490,661 | 12,867,521 |
16 | To authorise the Company to purchase own shares* | 614,874,984 | 99.51 | 3,022,388 | 0.49 | 617,897,372 | 460,810 |
17 | To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. * | 585,335,067 | 94.66 | 33,021,027 | 5.34 | 618,356,094 | 2,088 |
18 | To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate | 612,232,176 | 99.01 | 6,119,966 | 0.99 | 618,352,142 | 6,040 |
(* special resolutions)
As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,551,473 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