Grainger plc Regulatory News (GRI)

Votes for

Votes against

Total votes

Votes withheld

1.

To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2013

300,868,461

0

300,868,461

2,923,743

2.

To approve the remuneration committee report for the year ended 30 September 2013

267,625,281

21,638,526

289,263,807

14,528,397

3.

To approve the directors' policy on remuneration

216,275,016

27,612,838

243,887,854

59,904,350

4.

To declare a dividend

301,324,145

0

301,324,145

2,468,059

5.

To re-elect John Barnsley

233,514,390

51,288,116

284,802,506

18,989,698

6.

To re-elect Robin Broadhurst

300,367,093

957,052

301,324,145

2,468,059

8.

To re-elect Andrew Cunningham

300,978,068

346,077

301,324,145

2,468,059

9.

To re-elect Simon Davies

300,471,148

852,756

301,323,904

2,468,300

10.

To re-elect Margaret Ford

296,435,398

4,888,747

301,324,145

2,468,059

11.

To re-elect Mark Greenwood

300,978,068

346,077

301,324,145

2,468,059

12.

To re-elect Nick Jopling

300,971,389

352,756

301,324,145

2,468,059

13.

To re-elect Belinda Richards

300,572,989

737,647

301,310,636

2,481,568

14.

To re-elect Tony Wray

300,690,466

593,152

301,283,618

2,508,586

15.

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company

294,805,429

6,518,716

301,324,145

2,468,059

16.

To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of auditors

298,582,039

2,742,106

301,324,145

2,468,059

17.

To authorise the directors to allot shares for the purpose of s551 of the Companies Act 2006

278,807,439

22,273,380

301,080,819

2,711,385

18.

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares*

300,360,314

110,866

300,471,180

3,321,024

19.

To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares*

301,255,173

68,952

301,324,125

2,468,079

20.

To reduce the notice period for general meetings to not less than 14 clear days' notice and incur political expenditure*

269,474,235

31,849,910

301,324,145

2,468,059

21.

To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate

292,607,552

8,714,173

301,321,725

2,470,479

Note re resolution 7

Since the notice convening the Annual General Meeting was sent to shareholders, Peter Couch retired as a director on 31 January 2014, and therefore the resolution relating to his re-election was withdrawn.

Grainger plc

Andrew Cunningham / Mark Greenwood /

Kurt Mueller

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7795 4700

Tel: + 44 (0) 191 261 1819

For and behalf of

Grainger plc

FTI Consulting

Stephanie Highett / Dido Laurimore /

Will Henderson / Nick Taylor

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7831 3113