23 Nov 2020 16:33
The Weir Group PLC
23 November 2020
General Meeting Voting Results
The Weir Group PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolution as set out in the Circular and Notice of General Meeting dated 3 November 2020, was passed.
The table below shows the voting results of the Resolution.
Resolution | Votes For and Discretionary | % Votes For and Discretionary | Votes Against | % Votes Against | Total Votes (Excluding Votes Withheld) | % of Issued Capital Voted | Votes Withheld*
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1. To approve the Disposal of the Oil & Gas Division. | 213,971,868 | 99.97% | 61,285 | 0.03% | 214,033,153 | 82.44% | 297,484 |
* Votes Withheld are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' the resolution.
a) Any votes that give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.
b) At close of business on Friday 20 November 2020 there were 259,612,052 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.global.weir/investors
For further information, please contact:
Graham Vanhegan
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0141 308 3771
Weir Group (WEIR)