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COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2 FEBRUARY 2017: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 2 February 2017. 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 | 1,281,490,359 | 100 | 14,671 | 0.00 | 1,281,505,030 | 4,213,798 |
2 | Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,212,095,480 | 94.33 | 72,788,784 | 5.67 | 1,284,884,264 | 809,642 |
3 | Declare a final dividend | 1,283,950,177 | 99.99 | 104,293 | 0.01 | 1,284,054,470 | 1,658,978 |
4 | Elect Stefan Bomhard as a director | 1,280,608,114 | 99.63 | 4,803,230 | 0.37 | 1,285,411,344 | 307,359 |
5 | Re-elect Dominic Blakemore | 1,269,708,348 | 98.78 | 15,740,472 | 1.22 | 1,285,448,820 | 267,044 |
6 | Re-elect Richard Cousins | 1,208,937,237 | 94.13 | 75,365,480 | 5.87 | 1,284,302,717 | 1,412,722 |
7 | Re-elect Gary Green | 1,269,717,280 | 98.78 | 15,734,371 | 1.22 | 1,285,451,651 | 260,519 |
8 | Re-elect Johnny Thomson | 1,269,687,139 | 98.77 | 15,764,048 | 1.23 | 1,285,451,187 | 264,058 |
9 | Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith | 1,268,243,159 | 98.66 | 17,195,617 | 1.34 | 1,285,438,776 | 278,373 |
10 | Re-elect John Bason | 1,268,638,264 | 99.66 | 4,331,649 | 0.34 | 1,272,969,913 | 12,742,639 |
11 | Re-elect Don Robert | 1,280,731,083 | 99.63 | 4,722,489 | 0.37 | 1,285,453,572 | 264,751 |
12 | Re-elect Nelson Silva | 1,280,095,793 | 99.58 | 5,340,760 | 0.42 | 1,285,436,553 | 265,641 |
13 | Re-elect Ireena Vittal | 768,028,232 | 63.45 | 442,486,528 | 36.55 | 1,210,514,760 | 75,204,746 |
14 | Re-elect Paul Walsh | 1,120,067,795 | 93.42 | 78,943,458 | 6.58 | 1,199,011,253 | 86,708,744 |
15 | Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors | 1,282,748,328 | 99.78 | 2,835,659 | 0.22 | 1,285,583,987 | 133,026 |
16 | Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 1,283,746,631 | 99.86 | 1,782,531 | 0.14 | 1,285,529,162 | 188,100 |
17 | Increase Article 138 Authority | 1,260,832,795 | 98.10 | 24,452,459 | 1.90 | 1,285,285,254 | 425,432 |
18 | EU political donations | 1,222,109,697 | 95.77 | 54,005,342 | 4.23 | 1,276,115,039 | 9,589,286 |
19 | Authority to allot shares | 1,201,110,182 | 93.71 | 80,668,823 | 6.29 | 1,281,779,005 | 3,929,490 |
20 | Authority to allot shares for cash* | 1,230,417,427 | 95.89 | 52,724,775 | 4.11 | 1,283,142,202 | 2,566,161 |
21 | Authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances* | 1,195,071,175 | 93.14 | 88,084,213 | 6.86 | 1,283,155,388 | 2,551,811 |
22 | Authority to purchase shares* | 1,261,973,268 | 98.84 | 14,842,919 | 1.16 | 1,276,816,187 | 8,885,671 |
23 | Reduce general meeting notice periods* | 1,195,948,171 | 93.66 | 80,890,260 | 6.34 | 1,276,838,431 | 8,859,882 |
* 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 outcome of the shareholder votes in support of the re-election of Ireena Vittal and acknowledges the concerns which have been expressed regarding potential over-boarding. Although Mrs Vittal's contribution to Compass has not been affected by her other commitments, Mrs Vittal has agreed to review her portfolio and to reduce the number of companies for which she acts as a director.
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 2 February 2017, the issued share capital was 1,644,394,963 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each (excluding 9,193,867 treasury shares) and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,644,394,963 each ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Sandra Moura, Director of Investor Relations
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £19.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2016. 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, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.