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13/03/2017 16:00

RNS Number : 3132Z
SSP Group PLC
13 March 2017
13 March 2017LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
SSP Group plc (the "Company")
Voting Results of Annual General Meeting held on 13 March 2017
The Company announces that its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00am on 13 March 2017 at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1HT was successfully concluded. 
All Resolutions were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll. The voting results are below and will also be available on the Company's website (www.foodtravelexperts.com). 
Resolution
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Votes Total
% of issued share capital voted
Votes withheld
1. To receive the reports of the Directors and the Auditors and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 30 September 2016
402,944,003
99.56
1,779,829
0.44
404,723,832
85.17%
236,688
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
367,089,631
93.50
25,527,611
6.50
392,617,242
82.62%
12,343,278
3. To declare the final dividend recommended by the Directors of 2.9 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2016
404,960,025
100.00
495
0.00
404,960,520
85.22%
0
4. To re-elect Vagn Srensen as a Director
323,526,486
84.31
60,228,208
15.69
383,754,694
80.75%
21,205,826
5. To re-elect John Barton as a Director
378,957,126
97.64
9,141,949
2.36
388,099,075
81.67%
16,861,445
6. To re-elect Kate Swann as a Director
404,633,160
99.92
327,160
0.08
404,960,320
85.22%
200
7. To re-elect Jonathan Davies as a Director
403,474,531
99.63
1,485,789
0.37
404,960,320
85.22%
200
8. To re-elect Ian Dyson as a Director
403,308,386
99.59
1,651,934
0.41
404,960,320
85.22%
200
9. To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director
404,667,270
99.93
293,050
0.07
404,960,320
85.22%
200
10. To re-elect Per Utnegaard as a Director
404,667,270
99.93
293,050
0.07
404,960,320
85.22%
200
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
393,818,573
97.25
11,141,947
2.75
404,960,520
85.22%
0
12. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors
404,516,984
99.89
443,255
0.11
404,960,239
85.22%
281
13. To authorise the Company to make political donations
404,240,085
99.82
718,634
0.18
404,958,719
85.22%
1,681
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to s551 of the Companies Act 2006
368,190,640
90.92
36,766,599
9.08
404,957,239
85.22%
3,281
15. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to s570 and s573 of the Companies Act 2006 (General)
404,955,957
100.00
1,563
0.00
404,957,520
85.22%
3,000
16. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to s570 and s573 of the Companies Act 2006 (Acquisition or Capital Investment)
393,499,565
97.17
11,457,674
2.83
404,957,239
85.22%
3,281
17. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
393,662,996
97.32
10,853,991
2.68
404,516,987
85.12%
443,533
18. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
357,475,953
88.27
47,484,567
11.73
404,960,520
85.22%
0
Notes:
(1) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(2) There were 475,211,687 ordinary shares in issue all of which had the right to vote.
(3) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Full details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 30 January 2017 (which is available on the Company's website at www.foodtravelexperts.com). 
Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 15 to 18 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.
Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.Morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
For further information contact: 
Helen Byrne
Company Secretary & General Counsel
+44 (0)207 543 3300
Investor and analyst enquiries
Sarah John 
Director of Investor Relations
+44 (0)203 714 5251
E-mail: sarah.john@ssp-intl.com

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