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26/05/2017 11:45

RNS Number : 3848G
Restaurant Group PLC
26 May 2017
The Restaurant Group plc (the "Company")
Results of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of The Restaurant Group plc was held on 26 May 2017.
Voting was conducted by way of a poll and all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting were passed. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

Resolution
Votes For
%
Votes against
%
Total votes cast
Votes withheld
1
Annual Report and Accounts 2016
153,508,188
99.94
91,420
0.06
153,599,608
434,808
2
Directors' Remuneration Report 
151,032,992
98.85
1,749,753
1.15
152,782,745
1,251,670
3
Declare a final dividend
153,607,611
100.00
1,667
0.00
153,609,278
425,138
4
Re-elect Debbie Hewitt
147,363,779
95.95
6,217,173
4.05
153,580,952
453,463
5
Re-appoint Andy McCue
153,545,595
99.98
30,803
0.02
153,576,398
458,018
6
Re-appoint Barry Nightingale
Resolution Withdrawn
7
Re-elect Simon Cloke
153,396,639
99.88
182,438
0.12
153,579,077
455,339
8
Re-elect Sally Cowdry
153,455,477
99.91
134,408
0.09
153,589,885
444,531
9
Re-elect Mike Tye
151,650,656
98.74
1,938,228
1.26
153,588,884
445,532
10
Re-appoint Graham Clemett
153,439,272
99.90
152,260
0.10
153,591,532
442,884
11
Re-appoint Auditor and determine remuneration
152,016,225
98.97
1,582,056
1.03
153,598,281
436,135
12
Authority to allot shares
153,470,921
99.95
76,163
0.05
153,547,084
487,332
13
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
128,421,233
83.42
25,530,918
16.58
153,952,151
82,265
14
Authority to purchase own shares
152,709,112
99.48
793,051
0.52
153,502,163
532,253
15
Short notice of general meetings 
145,503,292
94.49
8,484,627
5.51
153,987,919
46,496
Notes:
1) The total number of shares in issue at 26 May 2017 was 201,063,167.
2) Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting, those votes have been cast in favour of the resolutions and are included in the total of those votes for.
3) Certified copies of resolutions 13, 14 and 15 have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/UK/nsm 
4) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
Enquiries:
Jared Cranney, Company Secretary Tel: 020 3117 5001

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