Last checked at 4 Feb 2021 15:00
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 FEBRUARY 2021: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 4 February 2021. 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 | 1,393,504,258 | 99.63 | 5,149,549 | 0.37 | 1,398,653,807 | 15,144,864 |
2 | Receive and adopt the Remuneration Policy | 1,323,075,019 | 95.71 | 59,337,494 | 4.29 | 1,382,412,513 | 31,386,157 |
3 | Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,377,728,287 | 97.47 | 35,810,545 | 2.53 | 1,413,538,832 | 259,838 |
4 | Elect Ian Meakins | 1,395,853,833 | 98.75 | 17,704,593 | 1.25 | 1,413,558,426 | 240,245 |
5 | Re-elect Dominic Blakemore | 1,392,555,238 | 99.03 | 13,653,648 | 0.97 | 1,406,208,886 | 7,589,785 |
6 | Re-elect Gary Green | 1,410,727,393 | 99.80 | 2,844,371 | 0.20 | 1,413,571,764 | 226,907 |
7 | Re-elect Karen Witts | 1,408,523,157 | 99.64 | 5,049,745 | 0.36 | 1,413,572,902 | 225,769 |
8 | Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith | 1,399,205,654 | 98.98 | 14,358,635 | 1.02 | 1,413,564,289 | 234,382 |
9 | Re-elect John Bason | 1,411,649,880 | 99.86 | 1,914,605 | 0.14 | 1,413,564,485 | 234,186 |
10 | Re-elect Stefan Bomhard | 1,411,507,994 | 99.85 | 2,060,101 | 0.15 | 1,413,568,095 | 230,576 |
11 | Re-elect John Bryant | 1,396,918,360 | 98.82 | 16,649,613 | 1.18 | 1,413,567,973 | 230,698 |
12 | Re-elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes | 1,402,044,413 | 99.70 | 4,163,593 | 0.30 | 1,406,208,006 | 7,590,665 |
13 | Re-elect Nelson Silva | 1,405,713,807 | 99.97 | 487,474 | 0.03 | 1,406,201,281 | 7,597,390 |
14 | Re-elect Ireena Vittal | 1,199,791,579 | 84.88 | 213,778,911 | 15.12 | 1,413,570,490 | 228,181 |
15 | Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors | 1,404,967,361 | 99.91 | 1,279,159 | 0.09 | 1,406,246,520 | 7,553,301 |
16 | Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 1,412,338,316 | 99.91 | 1,277,917 | 0.09 | 1,413,616,233 | 183,588 |
17 | Political donations | 1,343,130,662 | 95.50 | 63,218,281 | 4.50 | 1,406,348,943 | 7,449,728 |
18 | Authority to allot shares | 1,304,381,540 | 92.27 | 109,206,795 | 7.73 | 1,413,588,335 | 210,336 |
19 | Authority to allot shares for cash* | 1,356,849,910 | 96.12 | 54,701,634 | 3.88 | 1,411,551,544 | 2,247,127 |
20 | Additional authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances* | 1,353,123,919 | 95.86 | 58,431,981 | 4.14 | 1,411,555,900 | 2,242,771 |
21 | Authority to purchase shares* | 1,390,284,950 | 98.45 | 21,934,526 | 1.55 | 1,412,219,476 | 1,579,194 |
22 | Adoption of New Articles of Association* | 1,413,115,346 | 99.99 | 131,790 | 0.01 | 1,413,247,136 | 551,535 |
23 | Reduce General Meeting notice periods* | 1,320,619,656 | 93.50 | 91,867,011 | 6.50 | 1,412,486,667 | 1,312,003 |
* 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.
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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
As at the close of business on 3 February 2021, the issued share capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 1,520,917 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,783,883,060 each ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world leading food service company. 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. Every day we provide food to millions of people around the world. Food is not only our core competence it is our passion. Our people are the foundation of our business enabling us to deliver world class services to our clients and consumers every day.