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RNS Number : 3597C
Compass Group PLC
07 February 2020
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 6 FEBRUARY 2020: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on
Thursday 6 February 2020. 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 1,273,284,464 99.98 315,237 0.02 1,273,599,701 5,641,809
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Receive and adopt
the Directors'
2 Remuneration Report 1,197,897,440 93.85 78,502,084 6.15 1,276,399,524 2,841,986
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Declare a final
3 dividend 1,277,672,844 99.90 1,286,566 0.10 1,278,959,410 282,196
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4 Elect Karen Witts 1,272,465,295 99.50 6,404,628 0.50 1,278,869,923 371,561
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Re-elect Dominic
5 Blakemore 1,276,101,197 99.78 2,777,051 0.22 1,278,878,248 363,106
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Re-elect Gary
6 Green 1,276,726,036 99.83 2,151,353 0.17 1,278,877,389 363,824
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Re-elect Carol
7 Arrowsmith 1,258,334,885 98.39 20,541,403 1.61 1,278,876,288 364,925
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Re-elect John
8 Bason 1,276,480,518 99.81 2,396,463 0.19 1,278,876,981 364,277
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Re-elect Stefan
9 Bomhard 1,276,165,198 99.79 2,708,269 0.21 1,278,873,467 367,746
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Re-elect John
10 Bryant 1,278,118,974 99.94 755,559 0.06 1,278,874,533 366,680
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Re-elect Anne-Francoise
11 Nesmes 1,270,759,346 99.37 8,114,790 0.63 1,278,874,136 367,077
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Re-elect Nelson
12 Silva 1,277,801,399 99.92 1,072,722 0.08 1,278,874,121 367,092
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Re-elect Ireena
13 Vittal 1,214,422,130 94.96 64,453,070 5.04 1,278,875,200 366,057
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Re-elect Paul
14 Walsh 1,216,310,909 97.32 33,483,382 2.68 1,249,794,291 29,447,063
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Re-appoint KPMG
LLP as Company's
15 auditors 1,271,429,352 99.99 79,409 0.01 1,271,508,761 7,732,548
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Authorise the
Audit Committee
to agree the Auditor's
16 remuneration 1,278,881,006 99.99 68,456 0.01 1,278,949,462 291,751
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17 EU political donations 1,229,470,361 96.59 43,375,838 3.41 1,272,846,199 6,395,014
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Approve amendment
to operation of
18 Remuneration Policy 1,275,315,390 99.94 823,446 0.06 1,276,138,836 3,102,377
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Authority to allot
19 shares 1,177,522,090 92.06 101,583,535 7.94 1,279,105,625 135,588
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Authority to allot
20 shares for cash* 1,222,033,081 95.78 53,793,984 4.22 1,275,827,065 3,414,148
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Additional authority
to allot shares
for cash in limited
21 circumstances* 1,213,335,172 95.10 62,499,845 4.90 1,275,835,017 3,406,196
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Authority to purchase
22 shares* 1,263,503,849 98.84 14,828,374 1.16 1,278,332,223 908,989
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Reduce General
Meeting notice
23 periods* 1,169,538,598 91.86 103,620,776 8.14 1,273,159,374 6,081,884
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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.
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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
As at the close of business on 6 February 2020, the issued share
capital was 1,589,736,625 ordinary shares of
11 1/20 pence each of which 1,669,543 were held as treasury
shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these
ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,588,067,082 each
ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food
service company, which generated annual revenues of GBP25.2 billion
in the year to 30 September 2019. It operates in around 45
countries, employs and engages around 600,000 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.
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