AGM Statement

RNS Number : 2997C

Whitbread PLC

17 June 2021

 

Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting Resolutions                                                    17 June 2021

Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 June 2021, all resolutions were voted on by a poll and were duly passed.  The results of the AGM are as follows:

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 25 February 2021	134,865,886	99.52	652,166	0.48	135,518,052	67.10%	764,874
2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	72,249,099	64.25	40,192,388	35.75	112,441,487	55.67%	23,841,439
3. To elect Kal Atwal as a director	135,280,919	99.76	331,748	0.24	135,612,667	67.14%	669,671
4. To elect Fumbi Chima as a director	135,307,369	99.78	303,794	0.22	135,611,163	67.14%	671,175
5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director	121,020,813	89.24	14,593,644	10.76	135,614,457	67.14%	667,881
6.To re-elect Horst Baier as a director	134,886,753	99.46	728,766	0.54	135,615,519	67.15%	666,819
7.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director	134,913,812	99.48	702,189	0.52	135,616,001	67.15%	666,337
8.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director	134,853,574	99.44	761,086	0.56	135,614,660	67.14%	667,678
9. To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director	113,796,476	85.42	19,417,905	14.58	133,214,381	65.96%	3,067,957
10. To re-elect Frank Fiskers as a director	116,912,206	88.85	14,675,830	11.15	131,588,036	65.15%	4,694,302
11. To re-elect Richard Gillingwater as a director	121,409,336	89.53	14,203,986	10.47	135,613,322	67.14%	669,016
12. To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director	134,438,628	99.13	1,173,305	0.87	135,611,933	67.14%	659,228
13. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director	134,916,581	99.49	697,383	0.51	135,613,964	67.14%	657,197
14. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor	130,294,414	96.07	5,324,214	3.93	135,618,628	67.15%	653,121
15. To authorise the Board, through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration	130,122,620	95.95	5,498,136	4.05	135,620,756	67.15%	650,887
16. To authorise the Company to make political donations	130,731,742	96.40	4,877,052	3.60	135,608,794	67.14%	662,955
17. To authorise the Board to allot shares	126,362,929	93.17	9,265,011	6.83	135,627,940	67.15%	643,809
18. To approve the Whitbread 2021 Sharesave Plan	134,335,952	99.53	637,094	0.47	134,973,046	66.83%	1,298,703
19. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	130,625,636	96.55	4,673,793	3.45	135,299,429	66.99%	972,330
20. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment	125,676,482	92.89	9,621,140	7.11	135,297,622	66.99%	974,127
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares	133,067,220	98.15	2,511,733	1.85	135,578,953	67.13%	692,796
22. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice	128,744,239	94.93	6,876,675	5.07	135,620,914	67.15%	650,835

A copy of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The Board notes the results of the advisory resolution on the 2020/21 remuneration report, which has been supported by the majority of shareholders. W e have already had conversations with a number of shareholders regarding the remuneration report and we look forward to ongoing constructive discussions with shareholders over the coming months.  We will report on any actions resulting from those discussions in due course.

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