Whitbread PLC - AGM Resolutions 17 June 2015
Whitbread PLC announces that all 19 resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held yesterday were passed on a poll. The results are as follows:
RESOLUTIONS |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 26 February 2015 |
113,330,760 |
99.99 |
15,613 |
0.01 |
113,346,373 |
58.10% |
427,564 |
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration |
108,691,303 |
99.18 |
899,543 |
0.82 |
109,590,846 |
56.18% |
4,181,536 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 56.95p per ordinary share |
112,934,478 |
100.00 |
3,504 |
0.00 |
112,937,982 |
57.89% |
834,408 |
4. To re-elect Richard Baker as a director |
112,402,224 |
99.16 |
949,093 |
0.84 |
113,351,317 |
58.10% |
433,096 |
5. To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director |
112,659,453 |
99.40 |
679,751 |
0.60 |
113,339,204 |
58.10% |
430,128 |
6. To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director |
112,063,130 |
98.98 |
1,149,844 |
1.02 |
113,212,974 |
58.03% |
432,951 |
7. To re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as a director |
112,658,534 |
99.40 |
684,435 |
0.60 |
113,342,969 |
58.10% |
435,996 |
8. To re-elect Andy Harrison as a director |
112,592,196 |
99.34 |
748,087 |
0.66 |
113,340,283 |
58.10% |
439,279 |
9. To re-elect Simon Melliss as a director |
112,664,409 |
99.41 |
671,327 |
0.59 |
113,335,736 |
58.10% |
434,221 |
10. To re-elect Christopher Rogers as a director |
112,188,631 |
99.00 |
1,137,244 |
1.00 |
113,325,875 |
58.09% |
433,506 |
11. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director |
112,089,334 |
99.00 |
1,133,958 |
1.00 |
113,223,292 |
58.04% |
431,011 |
12. To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director |
112,670,818 |
99.41 |
671,047 |
0.59 |
113,341,865 |
58.10% |
432,192 |
13. To re-elect Stephen Williams as a director |
112,594,478 |
99.35 |
739,172 |
0.65 |
113,333,650 |
58.09% |
432,462 |
14. To appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor |
113,307,856 |
99.97 |
34,084 |
0.03 |
113,341,940 |
58.10% |
424,690 |
15. To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration |
113,324,446 |
99.98 |
21,138 |
0.02 |
113,345,584 |
58.10% |
425,964 |
16. To authorise the Board to allot shares |
105,069,890 |
93.03 |
7,874,193 |
6.97 |
112,944,083 |
57.89% |
831,911 |
17. To authorise the Board to allot equity securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis including authority to sell treasury shares |
105,354,362 |
92.97 |
7,967,392 |
7.03 |
113,321,754 |
58.09% |
448,117 |
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares |
113,156,211 |
99.83 |
189,355 |
0.17 |
113,345,566 |
58.10% |
432,309 |
19. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice. |
104,634,880 |
92.64 |
8,307,639 |
7.36 |
112,942,519 |
57.89% |
823,786 |
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, Head of Secretariat & Risk Management, 01582 889346