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Compass Group PLC
04 February 2021
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 FEBRUARY 2021: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on
Thursday 4 February 2021. 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
1 Report and Accounts 1,393,504,258 99.63 5,149,549 0.37 1,398,653,807 15,144,864
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Receive and
adopt the Remuneration
2 Policy 1,323,075,019 95.71 59,337,494 4.29 1,382,412,513 31,386,157
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Receive and
adopt the Directors'
Remuneration
3 Report 1,377,728,287 97.47 35,810,545 2.53 1,413,538,832 259,838
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4 Elect Ian Meakins 1,395,853,833 98.75 17,704,593 1.25 1,413,558,426 240,245
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Re-elect Dominic
5 Blakemore 1,392,555,238 99.03 13,653,648 0.97 1,406,208,886 7,589,785
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Re-elect Gary
6 Green 1,410,727,393 99.80 2,844,371 0.20 1,413,571,764 226,907
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Re-elect Karen
7 Witts 1,408,523,157 99.64 5,049,745 0.36 1,413,572,902 225,769
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Re-elect Carol
8 Arrowsmith 1,399,205,654 98.98 14,358,635 1.02 1,413,564,289 234,382
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Re-elect John
9 Bason 1,411,649,880 99.86 1,914,605 0.14 1,413,564,485 234,186
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Re-elect Stefan
10 Bomhard 1,411,507,994 99.85 2,060,101 0.15 1,413,568,095 230,576
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Re-elect John
11 Bryant 1,396,918,360 98.82 16,649,613 1.18 1,413,567,973 230,698
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Re-elect Anne-Francoise
12 Nesmes 1,402,044,413 99.70 4,163,593 0.30 1,406,208,006 7,590,665
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Re-elect Nelson
13 Silva 1,405,713,807 99.97 487,474 0.03 1,406,201,281 7,597,390
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Re-elect Ireena
14 Vittal 1,199,791,579 84.88 213,778,911 15.12 1,413,570,490 228,181
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Re-appoint KPMG
LLP as Company's
15 auditors 1,404,967,361 99.91 1,279,159 0.09 1,406,246,520 7,553,301
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Authorise the
Audit Committee
to agree the
16 Auditor's remuneration 1,412,338,316 99.91 1,277,917 0.09 1,413,616,233 183,588
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17 Political donations 1,343,130,662 95.50 63,218,281 4.50 1,406,348,943 7,449,728
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Authority to
18 allot shares 1,304,381,540 92.27 109,206,795 7.73 1,413,588,335 210,336
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Authority to
allot shares
19 for cash* 1,356,849,910 96.12 54,701,634 3.88 1,411,551,544 2,247,127
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Additional authority
to allot shares
for cash in
20 limited circumstances* 1,353,123,919 95.86 58,431,981 4.14 1,411,555,900 2,242,771
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Authority to
21 purchase shares* 1,390,284,950 98.45 21,934,526 1.55 1,412,219,476 1,579,194
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Adoption of
New Articles
22 of Association* 1,413,115,346 99.99 131,790 0.01 1,413,247,136 551,535
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Reduce General
Meeting notice
23 periods* 1,320,619,656 93.50 91,867,011 6.50 1,412,486,667 1,312,003
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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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
.
As at the close of business on 3 February 2021, the issued share
capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of
which 1,520,917 were held as treasury shares and the total number
of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) was 1,783,883,060 each ordinary share having one
vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world leading food
service company. 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. Every day we provide food to millions of people around
the world. Food is not only our core competence it is our passion.
Our people are the foundation of our business enabling us to
deliver world class services to our clients and consumers every
day.
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