TIDMWEIR

RNS Number : 1255X

Weir Group PLC

29 April 2021

THE WEIR GROUP PLC

29 April 2021

AGM Voting Results 2021

The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 2.30 pm.

All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions.

The table below sets out the proxy voting results.

 
                                                                                                    % of 
                                         VOTES                  VOTES                 VOTES         ISC      VOTES 
                                          FOR          %         AGAINST     %         TOTAL        VOTED    WITHHELD* 
               To receive and adopt 
 Resolution     the report and 
  1             financial statements.    205,876,584   99.99%   12,875       0.01%    205,889,459   79.31%   4,475,602 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To approve the 
                Directors' 
                Remuneration Report 
                (excluding the 
 Resolution     Directors' 
  2             Remuneration Policy).    204,051,550   97.01%   6,299,796    2.99%    210,351,346   81.03%   13,715 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To approve the 
 Resolution     Directors' 
  3             Remuneration Policy.     202,157,431   96.11%   8,185,797    3.89%    210,343,228   81.02%   21,833 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To elect Ben Magara as 
 Resolution     a Director of the 
  4             Company.                 209,983,411   99.82%   368,469      0.18%    210,351,880   81.03%   13,181 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To elect Srinivasan 
                Venkatakrishnan as a 
 Resolution     Director of the 
  5             Company.                 209,985,042   99.83%   367,309      0.17%    210,352,351   81.03%   12,710 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Charles 
 Resolution     Berry as a Director of 
  6             the Company.             192,634,798   95.28%   9,551,715    4.72%    202,186,513   77.88%   8,178,548 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Jon Stanton 
 Resolution     as a Director of the 
  7             Company.                 207,282,417   98.54%   3,074,105    1.46%    210,356,522   81.03%   8,539 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect John 
 Resolution     Heasley as a Director 
  8             of the Company.          208,191,532   98.97%   2,164,774    1.03%    210,356,306   81.03%   8,755 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Barbara 
 Resolution     Jeremiah as a Director 
  9             of the Company.          209,798,721   99.74%   554,523      0.26%    210,353,244   81.03%   11,817 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Clare 
 Resolution     Chapman as a Director 
  10            of the Company.          198,310,423   94.28%   12,041,477   5.72%    210,351,900   81.03%   13,161 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Engelbert 
 Resolution     Haan as a Director of 
  11            the Company.             210,272,150   99.96%   79,169       0.04%    210,351,319   81.03%   13,742 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Mary Jo 
 Resolution     Jacobi as a Director 
  12            of the Company.          209,783,829   99.73%   568,059      0.27%    210,351,888   81.03%   13,173 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Sir Jim 
 Resolution     McDonald as a Director 
  13            of the Company.          207,472,636   98.63%   2,883,260    1.37%    210,355,896   81.03%   9,165 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-elect Stephen 
 Resolution     Young as a Director of 
  14            the Company.             210,296,442   99.97%   59,710       0.03%    210,356,152   81.03%   8,909 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To re-appoint 
                PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 Resolution     LLP as Auditors of the 
  15            Company.                 207,866,831   98.82%   2,473,784    1.18%    210,340,615   81.02%   24,446 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               That the Company's 
                Audit Committee be 
                authorised to 
                determine the 
 Resolution     remuneration of the 
  16            Auditors.                209,414,563   99.30%   1,476,035    0.70%    210,890,598   81.23%   15,183 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To renew the Directors' 
 Resolution     general power to allot 
  17            shares.                  182,919,492   86.96%   27,441,292   13.04%   210,360,784   81.03%   2,777 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To partially disapply 
                the statutory 
 Resolution     pre-emption 
  18            provisions.              193,999,924   92.30%   16,191,284   7.70%    210,191,208   80.96%   173,853 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To partially disapply 
                the statutory 
                pre-emption provisions 
                in connection with an 
                acquisition 
 Resolution     or specified capital 
  19            investment.              186,235,481   88.55%   24,091,115   11.45%   210,326,596   81.02%   38,465 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To renew the Company's 
 Resolution     authority to purchase 
  20            its own shares.          207,459,787   98.71%   2,713,752    1.29%    210,173,539   80.96%   191,522 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
               To reduce the notice 
 Resolution     period for general 
  21            meetings.                195,973,071   93.16%   14,380,421   6.84%    210,353,492   81.03%   8,848 
              ------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes For and Against a resolution.

   a)   Any votes that give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total. 

b) At close of business on 28 April 2021 there were 259,612,052 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

For further information, please contact:

Graham Vanhegan

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0141 308 3771

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