Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0500O
Compass Group PLC
04 February 2021
 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

 

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC 

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 FEBRUARY 2021: POLL RESULTS

 

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 4 February 2021. 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

1,393,504,258

99.63

5,149,549

0.37

1,398,653,807

15,144,864

2

Receive and adopt the Remuneration Policy

1,323,075,019

95.71

59,337,494

4.29

1,382,412,513

31,386,157

3

Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,377,728,287

97.47

35,810,545

2.53

1,413,538,832

259,838

4

Elect Ian Meakins

1,395,853,833

98.75

17,704,593

1.25

1,413,558,426

240,245

5

Re-elect Dominic Blakemore

1,392,555,238

99.03

13,653,648

0.97

1,406,208,886

7,589,785

6

Re-elect Gary Green

1,410,727,393

99.80

2,844,371

0.20

1,413,571,764

226,907

7

Re-elect Karen Witts

1,408,523,157

99.64

5,049,745

0.36

1,413,572,902

225,769

8

Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith

1,399,205,654

98.98

14,358,635

1.02

1,413,564,289

234,382

9

Re-elect John Bason

1,411,649,880

99.86

1,914,605

0.14

1,413,564,485

234,186

10

Re-elect Stefan Bomhard

1,411,507,994

99.85

2,060,101

0.15

1,413,568,095

230,576

11

Re-elect John Bryant

1,396,918,360

98.82

16,649,613

1.18

1,413,567,973

230,698

12

Re-elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes

1,402,044,413

99.70

4,163,593

0.30

1,406,208,006

7,590,665

13

Re-elect Nelson Silva

1,405,713,807

99.97

487,474

0.03

1,406,201,281

7,597,390

14

Re-elect Ireena Vittal

1,199,791,579

84.88

213,778,911

15.12

1,413,570,490

228,181

15

Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors

1,404,967,361

99.91

1,279,159

0.09

1,406,246,520

7,553,301

16

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration

1,412,338,316

99.91

1,277,917

0.09

1,413,616,233

183,588

17

Political donations

1,343,130,662

95.50

63,218,281

4.50

1,406,348,943

7,449,728

18

Authority to allot shares

1,304,381,540

92.27

109,206,795

7.73

1,413,588,335

210,336

19

Authority to allot shares for cash*

1,356,849,910

96.12

54,701,634

3.88

1,411,551,544

2,247,127

20

Additional authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances*

1,353,123,919

95.86

58,431,981

4.14

1,411,555,900

2,242,771

21

Authority to purchase shares*

1,390,284,950

98.45

21,934,526

1.55

1,412,219,476

1,579,194

22

Adoption of New Articles of Association*

1,413,115,346

99.99

131,790

0.01

1,413,247,136

551,535

23

Reduce General Meeting notice periods*

1,320,619,656

93.50

91,867,011

6.50

1,412,486,667

1,312,003

 

* 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 .

 

A copy of all of the Resolutions passed, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

 

As at the close of business on 3 February 2021, the issued share capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 1,520,917 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,783,883,060 each ordinary share having one vote.

 

 

ENDS

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world leading food service company. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio. Every day we provide food to millions of people around the world. Food is not only our core competence it is our passion. Our people are the foundation of our business enabling us to deliver world class services to our clients and consumers every day.

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