Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0801V

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

25 January 2017

 

25 January 2017

Mitchells & Butlers plc (the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Mitchells & Butlers plc announces the results of the voting at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 January 2017 held at Mitchells & Butlers plc, Retail Support Centre, Birmingham at 2.00pm.  All Board Directors were in attendance.

All the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and the results of each resolution are shown below.  All resolutions were duly approved by the relevant majority in each case.

	Resolutions	VOTES FOR (a)	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES WITHHELD (b)
1	Receipt of accounts	361,316,596	99.72	1,032,344	0.28	108,255
2	Approval of Annual Report  on Remuneration	357,130,786	99.91	338,955	0.09	4,987,454
3	Declare a final dividend	362,425,979	100.00	15,736	0.00	17,902
4	Elect Keith Browne	274,562,500	77.07	81,672,313	22.93	6,222,381
5	Elect Dave Coplin	362,119,210	99.92	273,737	0.08	64,248
6	Re-elect Stewart Gilliland	362,117,740	99.92	277,605	0.08	61,850
7	Re-elect Eddie Irwin	269,823,268	75.93	85,539,030	24.07	7,094,896
8	Re-elect Bob Ivell	338,648,062	97.82	7,564,284	2.18	16,244,848
9	Re-elect Tim Jones	360,542,982	99.49	1,856,257	0.51	57,956
10	Re-elect Josh Levy	296,055,999	83.11	60,182,109	16.89	6,220,301
11	Re-elect Ron Robson	269,829,266	75.93	85,533,369	24.07	7,095,773
12	Re-elect Colin Rutherford	361,918,107	99.89	386,867	0.11	152,221
13	Re-elect Phil Urban	360,769,905	99.55	1,630,563	0.45	56,727
14	Re-elect Imelda Walsh	362,121,980	99.92	273,430	0.08	61,785
15	Reappointment of auditor	358,400,157	99.96	157,228	0.04	3,899,810
16	Auditor's remuneration	362,186,399	99.94	223,506	0.06	47,290
17	Political donations	354,958,800	99.62	1,340,168	0.38	6,156,699
18	Scrip Dividend	362,277,855	99.98	89,086	0.02	89,929
19	Notice period for meetings (c)	360,168,660	99.38	2,265,041	0.62	23,493

NOTES:

(a) The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.

(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

(c) Special resolution

Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

Voting was conducted by a poll.

The number of shares in issue at 2.00pm on Tuesday 24 January 2017 was 413,670,615.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and also on the Company's website at www.mbplc.com.

Denise Burton

Deputy Company Secretary

 

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