REG - Restaurant Group PLC - Result of AGM

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23/05/2018 13:45

RNS Number : 0608P
Restaurant Group PLC
23 May 2018
 


 
The Restaurant Group plc (the "Company")
Results of AGM
 
The Annual General Meeting of The Restaurant Group plc was held on 23rd May 2018.
 
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 2017


156,984,968


99.99


20,497


0.01


157,005,465


557,046




2.   Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy)


148,969,248


94.58


8,531,434


5.42


157,500,682


61,829




3.   Directors' Remuneration Policy


156,026,763


99.24


1,195,663


0.76


157,222,426


340,085




4.   Declare a final dividend


157,245,454


100.00


5,873


0.00


157,251,327


311,185




5.   Re-elect Debbie Hewitt as a Director


156,266,900


99.38


971,722


0.62


157,238,622


323,889




6.   Re-elect Andy McCue as a Director


157,106,626


99.92


129,336


0.08


157,235,962


326,550




7.   Re-appoint Kirk Davis as a Director


157,085,178


99.90


151,595


0.10


157,236,773


325,739




8.   Re-elect Simon Cloke as a Director


157,037,826


99.87


198,847


0.13


157,236,673


325,839




9.   Re-elect Mike Tye as a Director


155,735,675


99.04


1,502,386


0.96


157,238,061


324,451




10.          Re-appoint Paul May as a Director


157,090,744


99.91


144,679


0.09


157,235,423


327,089




11.          Re-elect Graham Clemett as a Director


157,010,074


99.86


224,532


0.14


157,234,606


327,906




12.          Re-appoint the Auditors and determine their remuneration


155,862,373


99.12


1,383,181


0.88


157,245,554


316,957




13.          Authority to allot shares


157,154,900


99.95


74,401


0.05


157,229,301


333,211




14.          Disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)


157,138,900


99.95


80,256


0.05


157,219,156


343,356




15.          Disapplication of pre-emption rights (financing)


149,766,606


95.26


7,457,689


4.74


157,224,295


338,216




16.          Authority to purchase own shares


156,108,493


99.58


662,455


0.42


156,770,948


791,563




17.          Short Notice of general meetings


148,996,330


94.75


8,251,742


5.25


157,248,072


314,440




 
 
 
 
Notes:
 
1)    The total number of shares in issue at 23 May 2017 was 201067400.
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 to 17 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:
 
Ace Company Services Limited, Company Secretary       Tel: 020 3117 5001




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