Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5209X

Compass Group PLC

08 February 2013

 



COMPASS GROUP PLC          

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 7 FEBRUARY 2013: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 7 February 2013.   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	1,335,763,556	99.99	164,673	0.01	1,335,928,229	17,046,617
2	Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,236,666,804	93.17	90,666,039	6.83	1,327,332,843	25,632,363
3	Declare a final dividend	1,336,128,095	100.00	11,395	0.00	1,336,139,490	16,849,199
4	Re-elect Sir Roy Gardner	1,305,950,982	98.64	17,961,054	1.36	1,323,912,036	29,075,614
5	Elect Dominic Blakemore	1,326,496,273	99.29	9,540,943	0.71	1,336,037,216	16,927,023
6	Re-elect Richard Cousins	1,277,692,733	95.63	58,356,126	4.37	1,336,048,859	16,920,117
7	Re-elect Gary Green	1,326,507,502	99.29	9,547,843	0.71	1,336,055,345	16,923,141
8	Re-elect Andrew Martin	1,327,026,646	99.32	9,032,823	0.68	1,336,059,469	16,918,909
9	Re-elect John Bason	1,327,300,730	99.35	8,749,567	0.65	1,336,050,297	16,928,069
10	Re-elect Sir James Crosby	1,324,137,271	99.11	11,897,985	0.89	1,336,035,256	16,947,548
11	Re-elect Susan Murray	1,325,892,016	99.24	10,165,500	0.76	1,336,057,516	16,921,397
12	Re-elect Don Robert	1,325,430,046	99.21	10,591,406	0.79	1,336,021,452	16,934,533
13	Re-elect Sir Ian Robinson	1,326,366,802	99.28	9,653,417	0.72	1,336,020,219	16,931,397
14	Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors	1,307,811,027	98.94	14,063,592	1.06	1,321,874,619	31,076,147
15	Authorise the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration	1,323,727,284	99.23	10,241,635	0.77	1,333,968,919	18,982,033
16	EU political Donations	1,298,822,818	97.52	32,995,508	2.48	1,331,818,326	21,123,372
17	Approve changes to Compass Group PLC LTIP 2010	1,310,351,943	98.23	23,567,280	1.77	1,333,919,223	19,021,484
18	Authority to allot shares	1,290,873,797	96.75	43,371,871	3.25	1,334,245,668	18,692,451
19	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,333,639,949	99.95	689,330	0.05	1,334,329,279	18,621,029
20	Authority to purchase shares*	1,325,752,293	99.24	10,205,747	0.76	1,335,958,040	16,960,927
21	Reduce general meeting notice periods*	1,176,740,999	88.08	159,230,549	11.92	1,335,971,548	16,983,201

* 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 16 to 21, 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 7 February 2013, the issued share capital was 1,833,627,708 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,833,627,708, each ordinary share having one vote.

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

[phone]

Investors/Analysts: Mark J. White, General Counsel & Company Secretary [phone]

Investors/Analysts: Sarah John/ Vicki Bradley [phone]

Media: Clare Hunt  [phone]

Website: www.compass-group.com

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £16.9 billion in the year to 30 September 2012.  It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 4 billion meals every year.  The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

 

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