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RNS Number : 4482E

Compass Group PLC

09 February 2018

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

COMPASS GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 FEBRUARY 2018: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 8 February 2018. 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 Votes                No. of                Total No.       No. of 
   Res                                 'For' &                   Votes                    of           Votes 
   No    Details                    'Discretionary     %       'Against'      %       Votes Cast       Withheld 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Receive and adopt 
          the Annual Report 
   1      and Accounts             1,203,095,791     100.00   16,314        0.00    1,203,112,105   10,722,629 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Receive and adopt 
          the Remuneration 
   2      Policy                   1,153,741,571     95.90    49,370,003    4.10    1,203,111,574   10,721,950 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Receive and adopt 
          the Directors' 
   3      Remuneration Report      1,161,167,059     96.58    41,072,852    3.42    1,202,239,911   11,593,421 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Declare a final 
   4      dividend                 1,213,255,270     99.97    402,519       0.03    1,213,657,789   175,736 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Dominic 
   5      Blakemore                1,182,004,492     97.40    31,610,435    2.60    1,213,614,927   217,633 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
   6     Withdrawn                 N/A               N/A      N/A           N/A     N/A             N/A 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Gary 
   7      Green                    1,204,190,322     99.59    4,953,770     0.41    1,209,144,092   4,688,468 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Johnny 
   8      Thomson                  1,205,741,493     99.35    7,865,355     0.65    1,213,606,848   225,712 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Carol 
   9      Arrowsmith               1,196,006,689     98.77    14,867,710    1.23    1,210,874,399   2,958,853 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect John 
  10      Bason                    1,200,257,321     99.12    10,616,100    0.88    1,210,873,421   2,959,139 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Stefan 
  11      Bomhard                  1,200,233,112     99.12    10,640,990    0.88    1,210,874,102   2,958,458 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
  12     Re-elect Don Robert       1,200,555,202     99.15    10,321,789    0.85    1,210,876,991   2,956,261 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Nelson 
  13      Silva                    1,200,578,880     99.15    10,293,502    0.85    1,210,872,382   2,960,870 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Ireena 
  14      Vittal                     765,437,528     80.64    183,717,083   19.36     949,154,611   264,678,375 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Re-elect Paul 
  15      Walsh                    1,090,843,555     93.98    69,866,174    6.02    1,160,709,729   53,123,522 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Reappoint KPMG 
  16      LLP as Auditor           1,210,912,428     99.78    2,720,935     0.22    1,213,633,363   199,889 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Authorise the 
          Audit Committee 
          to agree the Auditor's 
  17      remuneration             1,213,544,437     99.99    78,095        0.01    1,213,622,532   210,720 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
  18     EU political donations    1,163,570,276     95.91    49,561,870    4.09    1,213,132,146   701,106 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Approve and adopt 
          the Compass Group 
          PLC LTIP Rules 
  19      2018                     1,135,873,646     95.77    50,218,772    4.23    1,186,092,418   27,740,833 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Authority to allot 
  20      shares                   1,098,065,313     90.48    115,541,480   9.52    1,213,606,793   226,458 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Authority to allot 
  21      shares for cash*         1,157,440,299     95.59    53,423,446    4.41    1,210,863,745   2,969,507 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Additional authority 
          to allot shares 
          for cash in limited 
  22      circumstances*           1,128,813,707     93.22    82,050,455    6.78    1,210,864,162   2,969,089 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Authority to purchase 
  23      shares*                  1,197,149,810     98.75    15,193,126    1.25    1,212,342,936   1,487,013 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
         Reduce general 
          meeting notice 
  24      periods*                 1,125,205,577     92.72    88,400,507    7.28    1,213,606,084   227,168 
------  ------------------------  ----------------  -------  ------------  ------  --------------  ------------ 
 

* 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 www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

As at the close of business on 8 February 2018, the issued share capital was 1,589,736,625 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 6,273,122 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,583,463,503 each ordinary share having one vote.

ENDS

Enquiries:

   Investors/Analysts:               Mark J White, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary 

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of GBP22.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2017. It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 550,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. 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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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