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Grainger plc held its Annual General Meeting on 4 February 2026, where all 20 resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 16 December 2025 were passed by shareholders via a poll. A total of 569,930,280 proxy votes were received, representing 76.85% of the total ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), with detailed vote counts provided for each resolution.
| Date | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 16:07:25 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 7562R |
Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")
Result of AGM
At the Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on Wednesday 4 February 2026, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 16 December 2025 were passed by Shareholders by a poll and details of the votes cast are set out below. 569, 930,280 proxy votes were received representing 76.85% of the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The following table gives details of the proxy votes lodged with Grainger's registrar:
|
|
Resolutions |
Total Votes For/Discretion |
% |
Total Votes Against |
%
|
Total votes cast |
Total Votes Withheld[2] |
|
1 |
To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 |
568,465,167 |
99.74 |
25,181 |
0.01 |
568,490,348 |
1,448,838 |
|
2 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2025 |
542,996,609 |
95.27 |
26,855,190 |
4.71 |
569,851,799 |
87,387 |
|
3 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 103 to 109 of the Annual Report. |
560,472,242 |
98.34 |
6,845,513 |
1.20 |
567,317,755 |
2,621,431 |
|
4 |
To declare a dividend |
569,903,011 |
99.99 |
14,959 |
0.01 |
569,917,970 |
21,216 |
|
5 |
To elect Simon Fraser |
545,599,548 |
95.73 |
13,005,885 |
2.28 |
558,605,433 |
11,333,753 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Helen Gordon |
565,660,705 |
99.25 |
4,220,025 |
0.74 |
569,880,730 |
58,456 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Robert Hudson |
569,691,856 |
99.96 |
203,698 |
0.04 |
569,895,554 |
43,632 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Justin Read |
569,776,386 |
99.97 |
110,272 |
0.02 |
569,886,658 |
52,528 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Janette Bell |
568,943,196 |
99.83 |
951,803 |
0.17 |
569,886,999 |
44,187 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Carol Hui |
565,627,864 |
99.24 |
4,254,708 |
0.75 |
569,882,572 |
56,614 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Michael Brodtman |
562,431,115 |
98.68 |
7,464,106 |
1.31 |
569,895,221 |
43,965 |
|
12 |
To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company |
547,912,620 |
96.14 |
21,984,966 |
3.86 |
569,897,586 |
41,600 |
|
13 |
To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
558,499,456 |
97.99 |
11,403,520 |
2.00 |
569,902,976 |
36,210 |
|
14 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
552,399,940 |
96.92 |
17,499,141 |
3.07 |
569,899,081 |
40,105 |
|
15 |
To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash* |
554,610,251 |
97.31 |
15,287,241 |
2.68 |
569,897,492 |
41,694 |
|
16 |
To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the acquisition or other capital investment * |
548,909,728 |
96.31 |
20,993,864 |
3.68 |
569,903,592 |
35,594 |
|
17 |
To authorise the Company to purchase own shares* |
569,764,502 |
99.97 |
39,363 |
0.01 |
569,803,865 |
135,321 |
|
18 |
To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. * |
553,728,125 |
97.16 |
16,164,565 |
2.84 |
569,892,690 |
46,496 |
|
19 |
To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate. |
562,353,522 |
98.67 |
7,548,234 |
1.34 |
596,901,756 |
37,430 |
|
20 |
To approve the 2017 LTIP Plan. |
566,843,151 |
99.46 |
3,025,240 |
0.53 |
569,868,391 |
70,795 |
(* special resolutions)
As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,609,008[3] ordinary shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA/UKLA and will be available for inspection through the National Storage Mechanism.
Further information is available from:
Sapna B FitzGerald,
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
www.graingerplc.co.uk
[1] These are votes received supporting the resolution or granting the Chairman or another third-party discretion to vote on their behalf in respect of the resolution.
[2] A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
[3] As at close of business on Monday 2 February 2026, Grainger plc holds 1,506,300 shares in Treasury and has 741,609,008 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).