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Grainger PLC
08 February 2017
8 February 2017
Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")
Result of AGM
At the one hundred and fourth Annual General Meeting of Grainger
plc held on Wednesday 8 February 2017, the following resolutions
set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 6 January 2017 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 % Votes % Votes
for For against Against Total withheld
votes
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To approve and
adopt the directors'
report and the
audited financial
statements for
the year ended
30 September
1 2016 310,003,578 99.9% 203,219 0.1% 310,206,797 129,931
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To approve the
Directors' remuneration
report for the
year ended 30
2 September 2016 288,285,863 98.6% 4,033,378 1.4% 292,319,241 18,017,487
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To declare a
3 dividend 310,335,728 100.0% 0 0.0% 310,335,728 1,000
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Nick
4 Jopling 310,068,693 99.9% 268,035 0.1% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Belinda
5 Richards 310,116,417 99.9% 220,311 0.1% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Tony
6 Wray 310,120,740 99.9% 215,988 0.1% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Andrew
7 Carr-Locke 309,780,346 99.8% 556,382 0.2% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Helen
8 Gordon 310,047,373 99.9% 289,355 0.1% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To re-elect Rob
9 Wilkinson 310,112,040 99.9% 215,688 0.1% 310,327,728 9,000
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To elect Vanessa
10 Simms 310,042,424 99.9% 293,578 0.1% 310,336,002 726
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To approve the
Directors' remuneration
11 policy 288,973,671 98.9% 3,334,753 1.1% 292,308,424 18,028,304
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To approve the
2017 Long Term
12 Incentive Plan 288,722,893 97.3% 7,883,890 2.7% 296,606,783 13,729,945
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To approve the
13 2017 SAYE scheme 309,855,965 99.8% 477,890 0.2% 310,333,855 2,873
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To reappoint
KPMG LLP as auditors
14 of the Company 305,130,938 99.8% 637,418 0.2% 305,768,356 4,568,372
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
the directors
to determine
the remuneration
15 of the auditors 310,331,286 100.0% 5,442 0.0% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
the directors
16 to allot shares 296,539,476 95.6% 13,792,755 4.4% 310,332,231 4,497
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
the directors
to issue shares
17 for cash* 309,498,131 99.7% 824,100 0.3% 310,322,231 14,497
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
the directors
to issue shares
for cash in relation
to the acquisition
or other capital
18 investment * 286,574,219 92.4% 23,695,961 7.6% 310,270,180 66,548
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
the Company to
purchase own
19 shares* 304,835,625 98.2% 5,491,103 1.8% 310,326,728 10,000
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To reduce the
notice period
for general meetings
(other than an
Annual General
Meeting) to not
less than 14
20 clear days' notice.* 287,739,328 92.7% 22,597,400 7.3% 310,336,728 0
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
To authorise
political donations
up to GBP50,000
21 in aggregate 307,511,585 99.1% 2,780,179 0.9% 310,291,764 44,964
--- ------------------------- ------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------------ -----------
As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were
416,920,383 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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