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RNS Number : 9373R  Compass Group PLC  05 February 2026

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 5 FEBRUARY 2026: POLL RESULTS

 

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 5 February
2026. 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 the Directors' Annual Report and Accounts                                                                                        1,347,646,435   100%

                                                                                 1,346,963,558                            99.95   682,877       0.05                                    6,312,144

 2            Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                                                                                               100%             1,097,160

                                                                                 1,326,252,585                            98.03   26,608,834    1.97   1,352,861,419

 3            Declare a final dividend                                           1,375,707,730                            99.97   454,887       0.03   1,376,162,617   100%             285,974

 4            Re-elect Ian Meakins                                               1,306,384,976                            97.17   38,081,614    2.83   1,344,466,590   100%             9,491,989

 5            Re-elect Dominic Blakemore                                         1,335,013,854                            98.62   18,651,708    1.38   1,353,665,562   100%             293,017

 6            Re-elect Petros Parras                                             1,345,231,937                            99.38   8,428,000     0.62   1,353,659,937   100%             298,642

 7            Re-elect Palmer Brown                                              1,368,566,562                            99.45   7,589,071     0.55   1,376,155,633   100%             292,958

 8            Re-elect Liat Ben-Zur                                              1,333,868,657                            98.54   19,790,566    1.46   1,353,659,223   100%             299,356

 9            Re-elect John Bryant                                               1,280,134,381                            94.57   73,525,221    5.43   1,353,659,602   100%             298,977

 10           Re-elect Juliana Chugg                                             1,329,142,456                            98.19   24,520,884    1.81   1,353,663,340   100%             295,239

 11           Re-elect Arlene Isaacs-Lowe                                        1,327,184,599                            98.04   26,473,392    1.96   1,353,657,991   100%             300,588

 12           Re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes                                     1,332,670,393                            98.47   20,676,216    1.53   1,353,346,609   100%             611,970

 13           Re-elect Sundar Raman                                              1,333,916,555                            98.54   19,746,783    1.46   1,353,663,338   100%             295,241

 14           Re-elect Leanne Wood                                               1,333,433,547                            98.51   20,229,793    1.49   1,353,663,340   100%             295,239

 15           Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors                          1,291,766,609                            95.43   61,893,954    4.57   1,353,660,563   100%             298,016

 16           Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration  1,330,021,736                            98.25   23,642,356    1.75   1,353,664,092   100%             294,487

 17           Political donations                                                1,328,829,759                            98.55   19,557,563    1.45   1,348,387,322   100%             5,572,857

 18           To approve the rules of The SAYE Share Option Scheme               1,348,930,883                            99.71   3,937,103     0.29   1,352,867,986   100%             1,090,573

 19           To approve the amendments to  The SIP plan                         1,342,861,202                            99.26   9,999,817     0.74   1,352,861,019   100%             1,097,540

 20           Authority to allot shares                                          1,246,342,658                            92.07   107,309,445   7.93   1,353,652,103   100%             308,056

 21           Disapplication of pre-emption rights*                              1,261,968,034                            93.23   91,678,975    6.77   1,353,647,009   100%             313,150

 22           Disapplication of pre-emption rights in limited circumstances*     1,195,578,899                            88.32   158,069,672   11.68  1,353,648,571   100%             311,588

 23           Authority to purchase shares*                                      1,350,004,987                            99.81   2,556,916     0.19   1,352,561,903   100%             1,398,256

 24           Reduce general meeting notice periods*                             1,263,416,752                            93.33   90,226,688    6.67   1,353,643,440   100%             316,719

               * 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 (http://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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

As at the close of business on Thursday 5 February 2026, the issued share
capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which
84,973,333 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights
in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was
1,700,430,644 each ordinary share having one vote.

 

 

ENDS

 

Enquiries:

 

Investors/Analysts:             Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel
& Company Secretary

 

 

 

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