Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2664O
Compass Group PLC
05 February 2016
 

 COMPASS GROUP PLC         

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 FEBRUARY 2016: POLL RESULTS

 

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 4 February 2016. 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 and the Auditor's Report

1,285,893,509

99.76

3,055,336

0.24

1,288,948,845

13,692,045

2

Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,117,203,682

89.12

136,383,197

10.88

1,253,586,879

49,045,531

3

Declare a final dividend

1,291,673,363

100.00

14,089

0.00

1,291,687,452

10,942,669

4

Elect Nelson Silva

1,290,936,185

99.84

2,086,055

0.16

1,293,022,240

9,603,714

5

Elect Johnny Thomson

1,281,195,506

99.08

11,846,189

0.92

1,293,041,695

9,592,743

6

Elect Ireena Vittal

1,135,443,928

88.93

141,310,832

11.07

1,276,754,760

25,923,135

7

Re-elect Dominic Blakemore

1,281,258,513

99.08

11,850,255

0.92

1,293,108,768

9,571,545

8

Re-elect Richard Cousins

1,219,419,002

94.30

73,685,368

5.70

1,293,104,370

9,569,805

9

Re-elect Gary Green

1,280,547,439

99.03

12,557,833

0.97

1,293,105,272

9,575,384

10

Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith

1,271,741,925

99.01

12,669,165

0.99

1,284,411,090

18,263,333

11

Re-elect John Bason

1,268,148,906

99.02

12,586,164

0.98

1,280,735,070

21,915,347

12

Re-elect Susan Murray

1,280,512,244

99.03

12,572,358

0.97

1,293,084,602

9,597,004

13

Re-elect Don Robert

1,279,602,982

98.96

13,478,459

1.04

1,293,081,441

9,591,938

14

Re-elect Paul Walsh

1,200,648,995

95.80

52,612,141

4.20

1,253,261,136

49,412,783

15

Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors

1,290,595,749

99.80

2,554,724

0.20

1,293,150,473

9,523,055

16

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration

1,291,641,438

99.88

1,511,379

0.12

1,293,152,817

9,526,869

17

EU political donations

1,240,219,254

95.94

52,512,017

4.06

1,292,731,271

9,932,991

18

Authority to allot shares

1,198,397,373

92.94

91,063,537

7.06

1,289,460,910

13,216,836

19

Authority to allot shares for cash*

1,168,362,944

92.43

95,697,816

7.57

1,264,060,760

38,596,737

20

Authority to purchase shares*

1,289,266,319

99.71

3,788,137

0.29

1,293,054,456

9,618,142

21

Reduce general meeting notice periods*

1,122,790,910

86.83

170,253,284

13.17

1,293,044,194

9,599,550

 

* 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 all of the Resolutions passed 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 4 February 2016, the issued share capital was 1,644,146,751 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each (excluding 12,630,631 ordinary shares held in treasury) and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,644,146,751 (excluding 12,630,631 shares held in treasury) each ordinary share having one vote.

 

 

ENDS

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

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

                                

 

 

Note to Editors

Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £17.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2015.  It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 5 billion meals every year.  The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

 


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