Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3132Z

SSP Group PLC

13 March 2017

 

13 March 2017                                                                                                           LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

SSP Group plc (the "Company")

Voting Results of Annual General Meeting held on 13 March 2017

The Company announces that its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00am on 13 March 2017 at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1HT was successfully concluded.

All Resolutions were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll.  The voting results are below and will also be available on the Company's website (www.foodtravelexperts.com).

Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	% of issued share capital voted	Votes withheld
1. To receive the reports of the Directors and the Auditors and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 30 September 2016	402,944,003	99.56	1,779,829	0.44	404,723,832	85.17%	236,688
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	367,089,631	93.50	25,527,611	6.50	392,617,242	82.62%	12,343,278
3. To declare the final dividend recommended by the Directors of 2.9 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2016	404,960,025	100.00	495	0.00	404,960,520	85.22%	0
4. To re-elect Vagn Sørensen as a Director	323,526,486	84.31	60,228,208	15.69	383,754,694	80.75%	21,205,826
5. To re-elect John Barton as a Director	378,957,126	97.64	9,141,949	2.36	388,099,075	81.67%	16,861,445
6. To re-elect Kate Swann as a Director	404,633,160	99.92	327,160	0.08	404,960,320	85.22%	200
7. To re-elect Jonathan Davies as a Director	403,474,531	99.63	1,485,789	0.37	404,960,320	85.22%	200
8. To re-elect Ian Dyson as a Director	403,308,386	99.59	1,651,934	0.41	404,960,320	85.22%	200
9. To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director	404,667,270	99.93	293,050	0.07	404,960,320	85.22%	200
10. To re-elect Per Utnegaard as a Director	404,667,270	99.93	293,050	0.07	404,960,320	85.22%	200
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors	393,818,573	97.25	11,141,947	2.75	404,960,520	85.22%	0
12. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors	404,516,984	99.89	443,255	0.11	404,960,239	85.22%	281
13. To authorise the Company to make political donations	404,240,085	99.82	718,634	0.18	404,958,719	85.22%	1,681
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to s551 of the Companies Act 2006	368,190,640	90.92	36,766,599	9.08	404,957,239	85.22%	3,281
15. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to s570 and s573 of the Companies Act 2006 (General)	404,955,957	100.00	1,563	0.00	404,957,520	85.22%	3,000
16. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to s570 and s573 of the Companies Act 2006 (Acquisition or Capital Investment)	393,499,565	97.17	11,457,674	2.83	404,957,239	85.22%	3,281
17. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares	393,662,996	97.32	10,853,991	2.68	404,516,987	85.12%	443,533
18. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	357,475,953	88.27	47,484,567	11.73	404,960,520	85.22%	0

Notes:

(1)      Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(2)      There were 475,211,687 ordinary shares in issue all of which had the right to vote.

(3)      A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

Full details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 30 January 2017 (which is available on the Company's website at www.foodtravelexperts.com).

Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 15 to 18 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.Morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

For further information contact:

Helen Byrne

Company Secretary & General Counsel

[phone]

Investor and analyst enquiries

Sarah John

Director of Investor Relations

[phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

 

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