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Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting and General Meeting Resolutions 28 June 2018
Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting and General Meeting held on 27 June 2018, all resolutions were voted on by a poll and were duly passed. The results of the AGM are as follows:
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RESOLUTION | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
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1.To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 1 March 2018 | 119,429,790 | 99.82 | 215,302 | 0.18 | 119,645,092 | 65.16 | 1,244,657 |
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2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 117,883,182 | 99.13 | 1,036,235 | 0.87 | 118,919,417 | 64.77 | 1,969,983 |
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3.To declare a final dividend of 69.75p per ordinary share | 120,791,235 | 100.00 | 2,385 | 0.00 | 120,793,620 | 65.79 | 96,167 |
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4. To elect Richard Gillingwater as a director | 118,749,802 | 98.83 | 1,401,628 | 1.17 | 120,151,430 | 65.44 | 738,359 |
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5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director | 118,915,902 | 98.66 | 1,609,608 | 1.34 | 120,525,510 | 65.64 | 364,107 |
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6.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director | 119,688,402 | 99.13 | 1,048,442 | 0.87 | 120,736,844 | 65.76 | 152,736 |
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7.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director | 119,769,945 | 99.20 | 969,015 | 0.80 | 120,738,960 | 65.76 | 150,658 |
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8.To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director | 119,704,679 | 99.14 | 1,032,874 | 0.86 | 120,737,553 | 65.76 | 152,065 |
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9.To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director | 120,229,206 | 99.58 | 505,943 | 0.42 | 120,735,149 | 65.76 | 154,469 |
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10.To re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director | 117,922,780 | 97.67 | 2,812,867 | 2.33 | 120,735,647 | 65.76 | 150,065 |
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11.To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director | 120,331,569 | 99.67 | 403,036 | 0.33 | 120,734,605 | 65.76 | 151,107 |
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12.To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director | 120,225,902 | 99.58 | 507,538 | 0.42 | 120,733,440 | 65.76 | 152,272 |
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13.To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor | 120,579,155 | 99.83 | 201,753 | 0.17 | 120,780,908 | 65.78 | 104,746 |
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14.To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration | 120,659,461 | 99.90 | 123,683 | 0.10 | 120,783,144 | 65.78 | 102,568 |
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15.To authorise the Company to make political donations | 115,320,233 | 95.97 | 4,844,507 | 4.03 | 120,164,740 | 65.45 | 721,087 |
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16.To authorise the Board to allot shares | 115,401,515 | 95.55 | 5,377,567 | 4.45 | 120,779,082 | 65.78 | 106,744 |
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17.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 117,312,035 | 97.10 | 3,503,921 | 2.90 | 120,815,956 | 65.80 | 69,871 |
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18.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment | 114,841,863 | 95.09 | 5,929,044 | 4.91 | 120,770,907 | 65.78 | 114,919 |
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19.To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares | 119,442,267 | 98.94 | 1,275,077 | 1.06 | 120,717,344 | 65.75 | 168,482 |
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20.To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice | 111,223,685 | 92.52 | 8,994,094 | 7.48 | 120,217,779 | 65.47 | 668,048 |
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The results of the General Meeting are as follows:
Resolution | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
1.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 103,935,219 | 94.43 | 6,127,527 | 5.57 | 110,062,746 | 59.94 | 9,844,543 |
2.To approve the adoption of the Whitbread Performance Share Plan | 102,720,462 | 93.29 | 7,387,809 | 6.71 | 110,108,271 | 59.97 | 9,796,173 |
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