Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9313I

Whitbread PLC

22 June 2017

 

Whitbread PLC - AGM Resolutions                                                                                                       22 June 2017

Whitbread PLC announces that all 22 resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held yesterday were passed on a poll.  The results 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 2 March 2017	130,316,989	99.87	170,288	0.13	130,487,277	71.15%	1,125,280
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	129,489,202	98.44	2,057,323	1.56	131,546,525	71.73%	63,482
3.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	131,146,484	99.72	370,395	0.28	131,516,879	71.71%	93,782
4.To declare a final dividend of 65.90p per ordinary share	131,585,472	100.00	2,672	0.00	131,588,144	71.75%	24,708
5.To elect David Atkins as a director	130,138,193	98.97	1,352,565	1.03	131,490,758	71.70%	121,879
6.To elect Adam Crozier as a director	131,308,548	99.86	182,589	0.14	131,491,137	71.70%	120,771
7.To elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director	129,084,930	98.17	2,402,122	1.83	131,487,052	71.69%	121,915
8.To re-elect Richard Baker as a director	129,209,555	98.27	2,279,890	1.73	131,489,445	71.69%	120,957
9.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director	130,585,201	99.31	906,163	0.69	131,491,364	71.70%	119,348
10.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director	130,583,750	99.31	906,449	0.69	131,490,199	71.69%	118,823
11.To re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as a director	122,229,480	94.08	7,685,810	5.92	129,915,290	70.84%	1,696,302
12.To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director	131,119,179	99.72	372,548	0.28	131,491,727	71.70%	119,855
13.To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director	130,566,494	99.31	906,074	0.69	131,472,568	71.69%	117,531
14.To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director	131,119,594	99.71	376,978	0.29	131,496,572	71.70%	118,780
15.To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor	131,385,016	99.85	194,744	0.15	131,579,760	71.74%	31,695
16.To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration	131,563,064	99.99	16,785	0.01	131,579,849	71.74%	32,861
17.To authorise the Company to make political donations	124,132,817	94.94	6,616,468	5.06	130,749,285	71.29%	862,244
18.To authorise the Board to allot shares	123,007,278	93.90	7,986,898	6.10	130,994,176	71.42%	619,738
19.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	126,203,051	95.93	5,352,677	4.07	131,555,728	71.73%	59,532
20.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment	123,874,659	94.17	7,673,970	5.83	131,548,629	71.73%	65,360
21.To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares	129,789,828	98.70	1,704,442	1.30	131,494,270	71.70%	120,993
22.To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice	123,510,965	94.30	7,459,966	5.70	130,970,931	71.41%	644,420

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: http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Contact:  Daren Lowry, Director of Secretariat and Insurance 01582 889346    

 

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