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 |
% |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES |
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