Ferguson plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the ordinary and special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website, www.fergusonplc.com.
The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the table below. Resolutions 1 to 19 (inclusive) are ordinary resolutions and resolutions 20, 21 and 22 are special resolutions.
Resolution
For
%*
Against
%*
Votes Total
% Shares Voted**
Votes Withheld***
1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts
168,544,054
100.00%
724
0.00%
168,544,778
76.28%
1,342,558
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
159,248,312
94.04%
10,087,005
5.96%
169,335,317
76.64%
551,739
3. To declare a final dividend
169,272,959
99.64%
612,711
0.36%
169,885,670
76.89%
1,666
4. To elect Kelly Baker
169,654,491
99.87%
226,192
0.13%
169,880,683
76.89%
6,653
5. To elect Brian May
169,656,202
99.87%
226,003
0.13%
169,882,205
76.89%
6,543
6. To elect Suzanne Wood
126,814,219
84.17%
23,851,154
15.83%
150,665,373
68.19%
19,223,375
7. To re-elect Bill Brundage
169,766,642
99.93%
116,838
0.07%
169,883,480
76.89%
5,268
8. To re-elect Geoff Drabble
145,969,083
96.10%
5,920,948
3.90%
151,890,031
68.74%
17,998,717
9. To re-elect Catherine Halligan
169,452,290
99.75%
429,780
0.25%
169,882,070
76.89%
6,678
10.To re-elect Kevin Murphy
169,852,433
99.98%
31,509
0.02%
169,883,942
76.89%
4,806
11. To re-elect Alan Murray
169,554,485
99.81%
329,273
0.19%
169,883,758
76.89%
4,990
12. To re-elect Tom Schmitt
169,478,715
99.76%
403,207
0.24%
169,881,922
76.89%
6,826
13. To re-elect Nadia Shouraboura
168,657,565
99.28%
1,224,029
0.72%
169,881,594
76.89%
7,154
14. To re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds
166,016,902
97.74%
3,834,868
2.26%
169,851,770
76.87%
36,978
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors
168,669,031
99.99%
11,735
0.01%
168,680,766
76.34%
1,207,982
16. To authorize the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration
169,801,120
99.95%
83,487
0.05%
169,884,607
76.89%
4,141
17. Authority of limited political expenditure and political donations
168,270,917
99.18%
1,397,124
0.82%
169,668,041
76.79%
220,427
18. Authority to allot securities
154,545,138
90.97%
15,336,923
9.03%
169,882,061
76.89%
6,407
19. To approve the Ferguson Group Employee Share Purchase Plan 2021
169,859,243
99.99%
10,481
0.01%
169,869,724
76.88%
19,024
20. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
168,630,232
99.27%
1,239,103
0.73%
169,869,335
76.88%
19,413
21. Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for specified capital investment
166,020,086
97.73%
3,847,535
2.27%
169,867,621
76.88%
21,127
22. Authority to purchase own shares
168,380,536
99.16%
1,433,247
0.84%
169,813,783
76.86%
74,965
* percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes
** percentage of issued share capital (excluding 11,218,323 treasury shares)
*** For Jersey Law purposes, a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution
As at November 30, 2021, the Company:
(i)had 232,171,182 issued ordinary shares of 10 pence, each ordinary share having one vote;
(ii)held 11,218,323 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended; and
(iii)accordingly, had total voting rights of 220,952,859.
For further information please contact:
Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary
+44 (0) 118 927 3800
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Ferguson plc is a distributor in North America, provides solutions, and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), fire, fabrication, and more. Its USA segment operates primarily under the Ferguson brand and provides solutions, and products, from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more, to residential and non-residential contractors. Its products are delivered through a common network of distribution centers, branches and specialist sales associates, counter service, showroom consultants and e-commerce. The Canada segment operates primarily under the Wolseley brand and supplies plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration products to residential and commercial contractors. The Canada segment also supplies specialist water and wastewater treatment products to residential, commercial and infrastructure contractors, and supplies pipe, valves, and fittings (PVF) solutions to industrial customers.