Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7041A

Compass Group PLC

04 February 2011

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 3 FEBRUARY 2011: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 3 February 2011.   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	1,319,661,445	100.00%	41,941	0.00%	1,319,703,386	5,112,241
2	Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,240,250,536	95.20%	62,528,980	4.80%	1,302,779,516	22,012,839
3	Declare a final dividend	1,322,124,808	99.99%	163,271	0.01%	1,322,288,079	2,523,977
4	Re-elect Sir Roy Gardner	1,271,066,075	96.10%	51,642,198	3.90%	1,322,708,273	2,092,010
5	Re-elect Richard Cousins	1,264,949,993	96.60%	44,555,792	3.40%	1,309,505,785	15,302,413
6	Re-elect Gary Green	1,293,323,127	98.76%	16,191,785	1.24%	1,309,514,912	15,290,053
7	Re-elect Andrew Martin	1,293,272,248	98.76%	16,225,012	1.24%	1,309,497,260	15,287,738
8	Re-elect Sir James Crosby	1,318,815,984	99.72%	3,732,106	0.28%	1,322,548,090	2,251,239
9	Re-elect Steve Lucas	1,318,530,184	99.68%	4,180,569	0.32%	1,322,710,753	2,085,875
10	Re-elect Susan Murray	1,319,159,596	99.73%	3,566,905	0.27%	1,322,726,501	2,068,491
11	Re-elect Don Robert	1,318,547,443	99.69%	4,156,613	0.31%	1,322,704,056	2,100,132
12	Re-elect Sir Ian Robinson	1,318,443,675	99.68%	4,257,575	0.32%	1,322,701,250	2,096,831
13	Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors	1,294,778,442	98.67%	17,462,616	1.33%	1,312,241,058	12,547,559
14	Authorise the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,306,666,657	98.99%	13,266,409	1.01%	1,319,933,066	2,335,637
15	EU political Donations	1,286,490,787	97.73%	29,944,224	2.27%	1,316,435,011	5,743,507
16	Authority to allot shares	1,268,466,529	97.82%	28,312,628	2.18%	1,296,779,157	25,468,020
17	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,309,339,644	98.99%	13,315,483	1.01%	1,322,655,127	2,112,060
18	Authority to purchase shares*	1,321,451,994	99.93%	929,787	0.07%	1,322,381,781	2,380,866
19	Reduce general meeting notice periods*	1,201,900,299	90.93%	119,851,183	9.07%	1,321,751,482	2,996,576

* 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 .

Copies of Resolutions 15 to 19, passed under non-routine business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

As at the close of business on 3 February 2011, the issued share capital was 1,891,155,082 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,891,155,082, each ordinary share having one vote.

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

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Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary

Media: Chris King, Group Head of Media Relations

Note to Editors

Compass Group is the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in

providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises and we

generated annual revenues of over £14.5 billion in the year to 30 September

2010. The company operates across the following core sectors of Business

& Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare & Seniors, Education

and Sports & Leisure with an established brand portfolio. For more information

visit www.compass-group.com.  

 

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