Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5848Z

Compass Group PLC

07 February 2014

 



 COMPASS GROUP PLC         

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 6 FEBRUARY 2014: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 6 February 2014.   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	1,330,338,721	99.99	172,872	0.01	1,330,511,593	14,996,641
2	Receive and adopt the Remuneration Policy	1,295,245,629	97.79	29,294,670	2.21	1,324,540,299	20,969,315
3	Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,298,778,448	99.11	11,674,740	0.89	1,310,453,188	35,058,273
4	Declare a final dividend	1,331,265,606	99.76	3,172,304	0.24	1,334,437,910	11,048,817
5	Elect Paul Walsh	1,304,012,037	97.73	30,354,538	2.27	1,334,366,575	11,141,962
6	Re-elect Dominic Blakemore	1,313,604,504	98.45	20,729,416	1.55	1,334,333,920	11,170,815
7	Re-elect Richard Cousins	1,276,396,744	95.66	57,965,907	4.34	1,334,362,651	11,143,133
8	Re-elect Gary Green	1,316,969,912	98.70	17,394,716	1.30	1,334,364,628	11,140,826
9	Re-elect Andrew Martin	1,316,956,522	98.70	17,367,340	1.30	1,334,323,862	11,179,229
10	Re-elect John Bason	1,326,641,406	99.42	7,701,903	0.58	1,334,343,309	11,162,586
11	Re-elect Susan Murray	1,325,902,163	99.37	8,443,224	0.63	1,334,345,387	11,162,041
12	Re-elect Don Robert	1,325,687,682	99.35	8,657,855	0.65	1,334,345,537	11,165,115
13	Re-elect Sir Ian Robinson	1,326,497,528	99.41	7,830,343	0.59	1,334,327,871	11,181,192
14	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors	1,293,495,312	98.11	24,891,170	1.89	1,318,386,482	27,115,744
15	Authorise the Directors to agree the Auditor's remuneration	1,311,494,248	98.61	18,435,481	1.39	1,329,929,729	15,577,835
16	EU political Donations	1,280,740,526	97.95	26,797,250	2.05	1,307,537,776	37,966,429
17	Authority to allot shares	1,267,913,933	95.17	64,398,621	4.83	1,332,312,554	13,192,992
18	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,330,126,531	99.84	2,181,259	0.16	1,332,307,790	13,197,747
19	Authority to purchase shares*	1,255,271,394	94.07	79,105,896	5.93	1,334,377,290	11,125,886
20	Reduce general meeting notice periods*	1,146,356,815	85.91	187,999,498	14.09	1,334,356,313	11,148,317

* 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 16 to 20, 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 6 February 2014, the issued share capital was 1,791,639,459 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,791,639,459 each ordinary share having one vote.

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

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Investors/Analysts:                      Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary

                                         Sarah John, Director of Corporate Affairs

Media:                                            Clare Hunt, Group Media Relations Assistant Director

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £17.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2013.  It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 500,000 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, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. 

 

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