WEIR - WEIR PLC
Result of AGM
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Summary
All 19 AGM resolutions (16–19 as special resolutions) were passed on 30 Apr 2026 with c.83.5% of the 259.61m issued shares voted; the final dividend was approved unanimously (217.0m votes, 100% For), directors and auditors were re‑elected with high majorities (mostly 98–100% For), the remuneration report was approved 94.66% For, the allotment authority passed 93.43% For, the purchase of ordinary shares (buyback authority) passed 99.92% For, and both disapplications of pre‑emption rights passed with >98% support.
Announcement
THE WEIR GROUP PLC
30 April 2026
AGM Voting Results 2026
The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 30 April 2026 at 2.30 pm.
All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
The table below sets out the voting results in respect of each resolution.
|
Res No |
Title |
For |
For Percent |
Against |
Against Percent |
Withheld* |
Withheld Percent |
Total Votes |
Percent Issued Capital |
|
1 |
RECEIVE STATEMENTS |
215,102,514 |
99.99% |
11,050 |
0.01% |
1,920,037 |
0.89% |
215,113,564 |
82.86% |
|
2 |
REMUNERATION REPORT |
205,388,742 |
94.66% |
11,591,547 |
5.34% |
53,312 |
0.02% |
216,980,289 |
83.58% |
|
3 |
FINAL DIVIDEND |
217,001,489 |
100.00% |
2,121 |
0.00% |
29,991 |
0.01% |
217,003,610 |
83.59% |
|
4 |
RE-ELECT B JEREMIAH |
209,706,266 |
96.66% |
7,238,567 |
3.34% |
88,768 |
0.04% |
216,944,833 |
83.57% |
|
5 |
RE-ELECT J STANTON |
216,987,386 |
100.00% |
9,319 |
0.00% |
36,896 |
0.02% |
216,996,705 |
83.58% |
|
6 |
RE-ELECT B PUFFER |
216,850,946 |
99.93% |
145,137 |
0.07% |
37,518 |
0.02% |
216,996,083 |
83.58% |
|
7 |
RE-ELECT N BREWER |
214,754,402 |
98.97% |
2,245,175 |
1.03% |
34,024 |
0.02% |
216,999,577 |
83.59% |
|
8 |
RE-ELECT A AGG |
216,923,259 |
99.97% |
75,256 |
0.03% |
35,086 |
0.02% |
216,998,515 |
83.59% |
|
9 |
RE-ELECT N ANDERSON |
212,719,878 |
98.03% |
4,271,071 |
1.97% |
42,652 |
0.02% |
216,990,949 |
83.58% |
|
10 |
RE-ELECT P FREER |
214,106,347 |
98.67% |
2,892,752 |
1.33% |
34,502 |
0.02% |
216,999,099 |
83.59% |
|
11 |
RE-ELECT T KERR |
216,928,663 |
99.97% |
72,052 |
0.03% |
32,418 |
0.01% |
217,000,715 |
83.59% |
|
12 |
RE-ELECT B MAGARA |
216,935,567 |
99.97% |
60,997 |
0.03% |
35,311 |
0.02% |
216,996,564 |
83.58% |
|
13 |
RE-APPOINT AUDITORS |
216,892,895 |
99.95% |
100,273 |
0.05% |
40,433 |
0.02% |
216,993,168 |
83.58% |
|
14 |
REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS |
216,900,410 |
99.96% |
93,944 |
0.04% |
39,247 |
0.02% |
216,994,354 |
83.58% |
|
15 |
ALLOT SHARES |
202,713,643 |
93.43% |
14,265,861 |
6.57% |
54,097 |
0.02% |
216,979,504 |
83.58% |
|
16 |
DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION 1 |
214,684,506 |
99.01% |
2,137,859 |
0.99% |
211,236 |
0.10% |
216,822,365 |
83.52% |
|
17 |
DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION 2 |
212,751,146 |
98.06% |
4,198,292 |
1.94% |
84,163 |
0.04% |
216,949,438 |
83.57% |
|
18 |
PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES |
216,737,864 |
99.92% |
167,917 |
0.08% |
127,820 |
0.06% |
216,905,781 |
83.55% |
|
19 |
GENERAL MEETING NOTICE |
210,505,572 |
97.01% |
6,483,585 |
2.99% |
44,444 |
0.02% |
216,989,157 |
83.58% |
* 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 Chair have been included in the "For" total.
b) At close of business on Thursday, 30 April 2026 there were 259,612,052 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
A copy of the Resolutions which require to be filed at Companies House have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For further information, please contact:
Jennifer Haddouk
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0141 308 3771
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