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Compass Group PLC
05 February 2016
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 FEBRUARY 2016: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on
Thursday 4 February 2016. 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:
No. of Total No. of
Res Votes No. of No. of Votes
No 'For' Votes Votes Withheld
Details & 'Discretionary % 'Against' % Cast
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Receive and
adopt the
Annual Report
and Accounts
and the Auditor's
1 Report 1,285,893,509 99.76 3,055,336 0.24 1,288,948,845 13,692,045
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Receive and
adopt the
Directors'
Remuneration
2 Report 1,117,203,682 89.12 136,383,197 10.88 1,253,586,879 49,045,531
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Declare a
3 final dividend 1,291,673,363 100.00 14,089 0.00 1,291,687,452 10,942,669
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Elect Nelson
4 Silva 1,290,936,185 99.84 2,086,055 0.16 1,293,022,240 9,603,714
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Elect Johnny
5 Thomson 1,281,195,506 99.08 11,846,189 0.92 1,293,041,695 9,592,743
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Elect Ireena
6 Vittal 1,135,443,928 88.93 141,310,832 11.07 1,276,754,760 25,923,135
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Dominic
7 Blakemore 1,281,258,513 99.08 11,850,255 0.92 1,293,108,768 9,571,545
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Richard
8 Cousins 1,219,419,002 94.30 73,685,368 5.70 1,293,104,370 9,569,805
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Gary
9 Green 1,280,547,439 99.03 12,557,833 0.97 1,293,105,272 9,575,384
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Carol
10 Arrowsmith 1,271,741,925 99.01 12,669,165 0.99 1,284,411,090 18,263,333
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect John
11 Bason 1,268,148,906 99.02 12,586,164 0.98 1,280,735,070 21,915,347
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Susan
12 Murray 1,280,512,244 99.03 12,572,358 0.97 1,293,084,602 9,597,004
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Don
13 Robert 1,279,602,982 98.96 13,478,459 1.04 1,293,081,441 9,591,938
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Re-elect Paul
14 Walsh 1,200,648,995 95.80 52,612,141 4.20 1,253,261,136 49,412,783
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Reappoint
KPMG LLP as
15 Auditors 1,290,595,749 99.80 2,554,724 0.20 1,293,150,473 9,523,055
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Authorise
the Audit
Committee
to agree the
Auditor's
16 remuneration 1,291,641,438 99.88 1,511,379 0.12 1,293,152,817 9,526,869
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
EU political
17 donations 1,240,219,254 95.94 52,512,017 4.06 1,292,731,271 9,932,991
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Authority
18 to allot shares 1,198,397,373 92.94 91,063,537 7.06 1,289,460,910 13,216,836
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Authority
to allot shares
19 for cash* 1,168,362,944 92.43 95,697,816 7.57 1,264,060,760 38,596,737
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Authority
to purchase
20 shares* 1,289,266,319 99.71 3,788,137 0.29 1,293,054,456 9,618,142
------ ------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------ ------ -------------- ------------
Reduce general
meeting notice
21 periods* 1,122,790,910 86.83 170,253,284 13.17 1,293,044,194 9,599,550
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* 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 .
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 4 February 2016, the issued share
capital was 1,644,146,751 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each
(excluding 12,630,631 ordinary shares held in treasury) and the
total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares
was 1,644,146,751 (excluding 12,630,631 shares held in treasury)
each ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Note to Editors
Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services
company, which generated annual revenues of GBP17.8 billion in the
year to 30 September 2015. 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, Defence, Offshore
& Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established
brand portfolio.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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