Grainger : Voting Results AGM 2026 (2026 AGM Voting Results RNS)

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Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company") Result of AGM At the one hundred and thirteenth 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 % 1 Total Votes Against % Total votes cast Total Votes Withheld2 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 ‌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. 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 741,609,0083 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 https://www.graingerplc.co.uk ‌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).

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