Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7813W

Compass Group PLC

03 February 2012

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC          

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2 FEBRUARY 2012: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 2 February 2012.   All resolutions were decided on a poll and all resolutions proposed at the Meeting were passed.  

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld are set out below:

Res No	Details	No. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary	%	No. of Votes 'Against'	%	Total No. of Votes Cast	No. of  Votes Withheld
1	Receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts	1,409,114,806	99.97	440,932	0.03	1,409,555,738	11,248,581
2	Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,307,140,437	93.40	92,369,743	6.60	1,399,510,180	21,294,395
3	Declare a final dividend	1,408,981,819	100.00	19,888	0.00	1,409,001,707	11,768,128
4	Re-elect Sir Roy Gardner	1,383,115,114	99.12	12,257,360	0.88	1,395,372,474	25,427,480
5	Re-elect Richard Cousins	1,360,240,255	96.51	49,254,732	3.49	1,409,494,987	11,307,677
6	Re-elect Gary Green	1,393,656,052	98.88	15,822,919	1.12	1,409,478,971	11,315,585
7	Re-elect Andrew Martin	1,393,524,386	98.87	15,941,445	1.13	1,409,465,831	11,322,109
8	Elect John Bason	1,404,844,930	99.76	3,352,264	0.24	1,408,197,194	12,601,007
9	Re-elect Sir James Crosby	1,403,642,168	99.59	5,802,117	0.41	1,409,444,285	11,352,914
10	Re-elect Susan Murray	1,404,311,000	99.72	3,905,150	0.28	1,408,216,150	12,581,906
11	Re-elect Don Robert	1,387,448,511	99.60	5,559,055	0.40	1,393,007,566	27,791,911
12	Re-elect Sir Ian Robinson	1,404,739,414	99.76	3,449,342	0.24	1,408,188,756	12,597,803
13	Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors	1,377,905,072	98.82	16,412,479	1.18	1,394,317,551	26,463,352
14	Authorise the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,392,464,192	98.83	16,500,807	1.17	1,408,964,999	11,823,454
15	EU political Donations	1,375,823,667	97.89	29,659,490	2.11	1,405,483,157	15,294,788
16	Authority to allot shares	1,361,679,972	96.95	42,852,325	3.05	1,404,532,297	16,166,909
17	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,407,210,678	99.85	2,106,827	0.15	1,409,317,505	11,456,793
18	Authority to purchase shares*	1,396,958,636	99.12	12,395,495	0.88	1,409,354,131	11,406,297
19	Reduce general meeting notice periods*	1,259,148,230	89.34	150,285,431	10.66	1,409,433,661	11,341,242

* Passed as a special resolution.

Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried.  Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website www.compass-group.com .

Copies of Resolutions 15 to 19, passed under non-routine business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

As at the close of business on 2 February 2012, the issued share capital was 1,898,297,258 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,898,297,258, each ordinary share having one vote.

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

[phone]

Investors/Analysts: Mark J. White, General Counsel & Company Secretary [phone]

Investors/Analysts: Sarah John/Kate Patrick [phone]

Media: Clare Hunt  [phone]

Website: www.compass-group.com

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £15.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2011.  It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 470,000 people and serves over 4 billion meals every year.  The company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. 

 

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