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Whitbread PLC - AGM Resolutions 22 June 2017
Whitbread PLC announces that all 22 resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held yesterday were passed on a poll. The results are as follows:
Resolution | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
1.To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 2 March 2017 | 130,316,989 | 99.87 | 170,288 | 0.13 | 130,487,277 | 71.15% | 1,125,280 |
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 129,489,202 | 98.44 | 2,057,323 | 1.56 | 131,546,525 | 71.73% | 63,482 |
3.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 131,146,484 | 99.72 | 370,395 | 0.28 | 131,516,879 | 71.71% | 93,782 |
4.To declare a final dividend of 65.90p per ordinary share | 131,585,472 | 100.00 | 2,672 | 0.00 | 131,588,144 | 71.75% | 24,708 |
5.To elect David Atkins as a director | 130,138,193 | 98.97 | 1,352,565 | 1.03 | 131,490,758 | 71.70% | 121,879 |
6.To elect Adam Crozier as a director | 131,308,548 | 99.86 | 182,589 | 0.14 | 131,491,137 | 71.70% | 120,771 |
7.To elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director | 129,084,930 | 98.17 | 2,402,122 | 1.83 | 131,487,052 | 71.69% | 121,915 |
8.To re-elect Richard Baker as a director | 129,209,555 | 98.27 | 2,279,890 | 1.73 | 131,489,445 | 71.69% | 120,957 |
9.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director | 130,585,201 | 99.31 | 906,163 | 0.69 | 131,491,364 | 71.70% | 119,348 |
10.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director | 130,583,750 | 99.31 | 906,449 | 0.69 | 131,490,199 | 71.69% | 118,823 |
11.To re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as a director | 122,229,480 | 94.08 | 7,685,810 | 5.92 | 129,915,290 | 70.84% | 1,696,302 |
12.To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director | 131,119,179 | 99.72 | 372,548 | 0.28 | 131,491,727 | 71.70% | 119,855 |
13.To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director | 130,566,494 | 99.31 | 906,074 | 0.69 | 131,472,568 | 71.69% | 117,531 |
14.To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director | 131,119,594 | 99.71 | 376,978 | 0.29 | 131,496,572 | 71.70% | 118,780 |
15.To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor | 131,385,016 | 99.85 | 194,744 | 0.15 | 131,579,760 | 71.74% | 31,695 |
16.To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration | 131,563,064 | 99.99 | 16,785 | 0.01 | 131,579,849 | 71.74% | 32,861 |
17.To authorise the Company to make political donations | 124,132,817 | 94.94 | 6,616,468 | 5.06 | 130,749,285 | 71.29% | 862,244 |
18.To authorise the Board to allot shares | 123,007,278 | 93.90 | 7,986,898 | 6.10 | 130,994,176 | 71.42% | 619,738 |
19.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 126,203,051 | 95.93 | 5,352,677 | 4.07 | 131,555,728 | 71.73% | 59,532 |
20.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment | 123,874,659 | 94.17 | 7,673,970 | 5.83 | 131,548,629 | 71.73% | 65,360 |
21.To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares | 129,789,828 | 98.70 | 1,704,442 | 1.30 | 131,494,270 | 71.70% | 120,993 |
22.To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice | 123,510,965 | 94.30 | 7,459,966 | 5.70 | 130,970,931 | 71.41% | 644,420 |
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