Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 FEBRUARY 2024: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 8 February 2024. 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:
|
|
Details |
No. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary |
% |
No. of Votes |
% |
Total No. of |
% capital voted |
No. of |
|
Resolution |
'Against' |
Votes Cast |
|
Votes |
||||
|
No. |
|
|
|
Withheld |
||||
|
1 |
Receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts |
1,376,432,592
|
99.86
|
1,901,377
|
0.14 |
1,378,333,969 |
80.72% |
13,932,754 |
|
2 |
Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,330,707,235 |
95.69 |
59,950,926 |
4.31 |
1,390,658,161 |
81.45% |
1,608,559 |
|
3 |
Declare a final dividend |
1,390,860,193 |
99.92 |
1,132,667 |
0.08 |
1,391,992,860 |
81.52% |
273,959 |
|
4 |
Elect Petros Parras |
1,381,900,230 |
99.30 |
9,757,476 |
0.70 |
1,391,657,706 |
81.50% |
609,017 |
|
5 |
Elect Leanne Wood |
1,383,556,024 |
99.78 |
3,012,207 |
0.22 |
1,386,568,231 |
81.21% |
5,698,492 |
|
6 |
Re-elect Ian Meakins |
1,351,744,151 |
97.71 |
31,708,140 |
2.29 |
1,383,452,291 |
81.02% |
8,814,525 |
|
7 |
Re-elect Dominic Blakemore |
1,375,339,157 |
98.81 |
16,633,497 |
1.19 |
1,391,972,654 |
81.52% |
294,165 |
|
8 |
Re-elect Palmer Brown |
1,377,467,593 |
99.34 |
9,102,120 |
0.66 |
1,386,569,713 |
81.21% |
5,697,007 |
|
9 |
Re-elect Stefan Bomhard |
1,358,581,967 |
98.00 |
27,674,213 |
2.00 |
1,386,256,180 |
81.19% |
6,010,543 |
|
10 |
Re-elect John Bryant |
1,156,192,872 |
90.08 |
127,284,718 |
9.92 |
1,283,477,590 |
75.17% |
108,789,131 |
|
11 |
Re-elect Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
1,373,202,856 |
98.65 |
18,769,349 |
1.35 |
1,391,972,205 |
81.52% |
294,518 |
|
12 |
Re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes |
1,365,464,453 |
98.50 |
20,792,515 |
1.50 |
1,386,256,968 |
81.19% |
6,009,755 |
|
13 |
Re-elect Sundar Raman |
1,250,844,205 |
89.88 |
140,814,659 |
10.12 |
1,391,658,864 |
81.50% |
607,858 |
|
14 |
Re-elect Nelson Silva |
1,358,182,943 |
97.97 |
28,072,839 |
2.03 |
1,386,255,782 |
81.19% |
6,010,938 |
|
15 |
Re-elect Ireena Vittal |
1,356,686,526 |
97.87 |
29,570,141 |
2.13 |
1,386,256,667 |
81.19% |
6,010,053 |
|
16 |
Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors |
1,380,362,007 |
99.17 |
11,607,587 |
0.83 |
1,391,969,594 |
81.52% |
297,129 |
|
17 |
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration |
1,391,791,218 |
99.99 |
185,990 |
0.01 |
1,391,977,208 |
81.52% |
289,515 |
|
18 |
Political donations |
1,372,388,484 |
98.97 |
14,337,162 |
1.03 |
1,386,725,646 |
81.22% |
5,540,827 |
|
19 |
Authority to allot shares |
1,278,720,552 |
91.86 |
113,241,692 |
8.14 |
1,391,962,244 |
81.52% |
304,475 |
|
20 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights * |
1,340,301,145 |
96.67 |
46,168,914 |
3.33 |
1,386,470,059 |
81.20% |
5,796,663 |
|
21 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights in limited circumstances* |
1,331,672,748 |
96.05 |
54,795,028 |
3.95 |
1,386,467,776 |
81.20% |
5,798,946 |
|
22 |
Authority to purchase shares* |
1,383,275,182 |
99.50 |
7,020,535 |
0.50 |
1,390,295,717 |
81.42% |
1,971,101 |
|
23 |
Reduce general meeting notice periods* |
1,317,132,855 |
94.63 |
74,799,694 |
5.37 |
1,391,932,549 |
81.52% |
322,625 |
* Passed as a special resolution.
The Board of Compass Group PLC is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at today's AGM, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support. 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
As at the close of business on 7 February 2024, the issued share capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 78,047,636 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,707,356,341 each ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
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