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17 Jun 2021 16:36
Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting Resolutions 17 June 2021
Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 June 2021, 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 |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 25 February 2021 | 134,865,886 | 99.52 | 652,166 | 0.48 | 135,518,052 | 67.10% | 764,874 |
2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 72,249,099 | 64.25 | 40,192,388 | 35.75 | 112,441,487 | 55.67% | 23,841,439 |
3. To elect Kal Atwal as a director | 135,280,919 | 99.76 | 331,748 | 0.24 | 135,612,667 | 67.14% | 669,671 |
4. To elect Fumbi Chima as a director | 135,307,369 | 99.78 | 303,794 | 0.22 | 135,611,163 | 67.14% | 671,175 |
5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director | 121,020,813 | 89.24 | 14,593,644 | 10.76 | 135,614,457 | 67.14% | 667,881 |
6.To re-elect Horst Baier as a director | 134,886,753 | 99.46 | 728,766 | 0.54 | 135,615,519 | 67.15% | 666,819 |
7.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director | 134,913,812 | 99.48 | 702,189 | 0.52 | 135,616,001 | 67.15% | 666,337 |
8.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director | 134,853,574 | 99.44 | 761,086 | 0.56 | 135,614,660 | 67.14% | 667,678 |
9. To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director | 113,796,476 | 85.42 | 19,417,905 | 14.58 | 133,214,381 | 65.96% | 3,067,957 |
10. To re-elect Frank Fiskers as a director | 116,912,206 | 88.85 | 14,675,830 | 11.15 | 131,588,036 | 65.15% | 4,694,302 |
11. To re-elect Richard Gillingwater as a director | 121,409,336 | 89.53 | 14,203,986 | 10.47 | 135,613,322 | 67.14% | 669,016 |
12. To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director | 134,438,628 | 99.13 | 1,173,305 | 0.87 | 135,611,933 | 67.14% | 659,228 |
13. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director | 134,916,581 | 99.49 | 697,383 | 0.51 | 135,613,964 | 67.14% | 657,197 |
14. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor | 130,294,414 | 96.07 | 5,324,214 | 3.93 | 135,618,628 | 67.15% | 653,121 |
15. To authorise the Board, through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration | 130,122,620 | 95.95 | 5,498,136 | 4.05 | 135,620,756 | 67.15% | 650,887 |
16. To authorise the Company to make political donations | 130,731,742 | 96.40 | 4,877,052 | 3.60 | 135,608,794 | 67.14% | 662,955 |
17. To authorise the Board to allot shares | 126,362,929 | 93.17 | 9,265,011 | 6.83 | 135,627,940 | 67.15% | 643,809 |
18. To approve the Whitbread 2021 Sharesave Plan | 134,335,952 | 99.53 | 637,094 | 0.47 | 134,973,046 | 66.83% | 1,298,703 |
19. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 130,625,636 | 96.55 | 4,673,793 | 3.45 | 135,299,429 | 66.99% | 972,330 |
20. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment | 125,676,482 | 92.89 | 9,621,140 | 7.11 | 135,297,622 | 66.99% | 974,127 |
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares | 133,067,220 | 98.15 | 2,511,733 | 1.85 | 135,578,953 | 67.13% | 692,796 |
22. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice | 128,744,239 | 94.93 | 6,876,675 | 5.07 | 135,620,914 | 67.15% | 650,835 |
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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The Board notes the results of the advisory resolution on the 2020/21 remuneration report, which has been supported by the majority of shareholders. We have already had conversations with a number of shareholders regarding the remuneration report and we look forward to ongoing constructive discussions with shareholders over the coming months. We will report on any actions resulting from those discussions in due course.
Enquiries:
Investor queries | Whitbread | investorrelations@whitbread.com
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