RNS Number : 5244P
Compass Group PLC
08 February 2019
 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC          

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 7 FEBRUARY 2019: POLL RESULTS

 

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 7 February 2019. 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

1,258,906,941

100.00

6,012

0.00

1,258,912,953

6,220,309

2

To receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,225,182,253

98.01

24,889,504

1.99

1,250,071,757

15,061,643

3

Declare a final dividend

1,263,868,181

99.95

630,406

0.05

1,264,498,587

634,814

4

Elect John Bryant

1,256,861,098

99.90

1,301,216

0.10

1,258,162,314

6,970,531

5

Elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes

1,254,914,240

99.74

3,245,298

0.26

1,258,159,538

6,974,761

6

Re-elect Dominic Blakemore

1,231,926,981

97.42

32,566,095

2.58

1,264,493,076

641,149

7

Re-elect Gary Green

1,262,448,169

99.84

2,045,207

0.16

1,264,493,376

641,149

8

Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith

1,259,971,235

99.64

4,521,555

0.36

1,264,492,790

641,735

9

Re-elect John Bason

1,254,449,343

99.70

3,712,928

0.30

1,258,162,271

6,971,808

10

Re-elect Stefan Bomhard

1,255,159,565

99.26

9,332,816

0.74

1,264,492,381

642,143

11

Re-elect Nelson Silva

1,263,815,323

99.95

675,153

0.05

1,264,490,476

644,049

12

Re-elect Ireena Vittal

947,630,649

77.62

273,282,406

22.38

1,220,913,055

44,221,469

13

Re-elect Paul Walsh

1,063,810,661

88.80

134,202,350

11.20

1,198,013,011

67,121,513

14

Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditor

1,264,355,785

99.99

132,357

0.01

1,264,488,142

646,383

15

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration

1,264,382,912

99.99

107,499

0.01

1,264,490,411

644,114

16

EU political donations

1,218,183,403

96.85

39,659,536

3.15

1,257,842,939

7,292,416

17

Approve payment of full fee payable to non-executive directors

1,263,465,634

99.92

980,693

0.08

1,264,446,327

688,138

18

Authority to allot shares

1,152,854,142

91.13

112,163,958

8.87

1,265,018,100

116,365

19

Authority to allot shares for cash*

1,211,545,526

95.94

51,229,691

4.06

1,262,775,217

2,358,828

20

Additional authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances*

1,199,096,949

94.96

63,683,232

5.04

1,262,780,181

2,354,343

21

Authority to purchase shares*

1,251,550,203

99.03

12,306,662

0.97

1,263,856,865

1,277,659

22

Reduce general meeting notice periods*

1,152,095,827

91.58

105,936,466

8.42

1,258,032,293

7,103,049

 

* 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.

 

The Board notes the result of resolution 12 relating to the re-election of Ireena Vittal. Over the last 12 months Mrs Vittal has reduced the number of non-executive roles held and the Board believes that she continues to discharge her role at Compass Group PLC effectively. However, the Board takes seriously the results of the AGM and will engage with shareholders to understand and discuss their concerns regarding over-boarding.

 

A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website

www.compass-group.com.

 

A copy of all of the Resolutions passed, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

 

As at the close of business on 7 February 2019, the issued share capital was 1,589,736,625 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 3,665,289 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,586,071,336 each ordinary share having one vote.

 

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ENDS

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Investors/Analysts:               Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

                              

 

 

 

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £23.2 billion in the year to 30 September 2018.  It operates in around 50 countries, employs and engages around 600,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.


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