REG - Whitbread PLC - AGM and GM Results

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28/06/2018 10:55

RNS Number : 9122S
Whitbread PLC
28 June 2018
 


Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting and General Meeting Resolutions                                28 June 2018
 
Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting and General Meeting held on 27 June 2018, all resolutions were voted on by a poll and were duly passed.  The results of the AGM are as follows:




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




RESOLUTION 


VOTES

FOR


%


VOTES

AGAINST


%


VOTES

TOTAL


% of ISC VOTED


VOTES

WITHHELD


 




1.To receive the Annual
Report and Accounts for
the year ended
1 March 2018


119,429,790


99.82


215,302


0.18


119,645,092


65.16


1,244,657


 




2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration


117,883,182


99.13


1,036,235


0.87


118,919,417


64.77


1,969,983


 




3.To declare a final dividend of 69.75p per ordinary share


120,791,235


100.00


2,385


0.00


120,793,620


65.79


96,167


 




4. To elect Richard Gillingwater as a director


118,749,802


98.83


1,401,628


1.17


120,151,430


65.44


738,359


 




5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director


118,915,902


98.66


1,609,608


1.34


120,525,510


65.64


364,107


 




6.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director


119,688,402


99.13


1,048,442


0.87


120,736,844


65.76


152,736


 




7.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director


119,769,945


99.20


969,015


0.80


120,738,960


65.76


150,658


 




8.To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director


119,704,679


99.14


1,032,874


0.86


120,737,553


65.76


152,065


 




9.To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director


120,229,206


99.58


505,943


0.42


120,735,149


65.76


154,469


 




10.To re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director


117,922,780


97.67


2,812,867


2.33


120,735,647


65.76


150,065


 




11.To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director


120,331,569


99.67


403,036


0.33


120,734,605


65.76


151,107


 




12.To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director


120,225,902


99.58


507,538


0.42


120,733,440


65.76


152,272


 




13.To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor


120,579,155


99.83


201,753


0.17


120,780,908


65.78


104,746


 




14.To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration


120,659,461


99.90


123,683


0.10


120,783,144


65.78


102,568


 




15.To authorise the Company to make political donations


115,320,233


95.97


4,844,507


4.03


120,164,740


65.45


721,087


 




16.To authorise the Board to allot shares


115,401,515


95.55


5,377,567


4.45


120,779,082


65.78


106,744


 




17.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights


117,312,035


97.10


3,503,921


2.90


120,815,956


65.80


69,871


 




18.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment


114,841,863


95.09


5,929,044


4.91


120,770,907


65.78


114,919


 




19.To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares


119,442,267


98.94


1,275,077


1.06


120,717,344


65.75


168,482


 




20.To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice


111,223,685


92.52


8,994,094


7.48


120,217,779


65.47


668,048


 




 
 
 
 
 
 
The results of the General Meeting are as follows:
 
 




Resolution 


VOTES

FOR


%


VOTES

AGAINST


%


VOTES

TOTAL


% of ISC VOTED


VOTES

WITHHELD




1.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy


103,935,219


94.43


6,127,527


5.57


110,062,746


59.94


9,844,543




2.To approve the adoption of the Whitbread Performance Share Plan


102,720,462


93.29


7,387,809


6.71


110,108,271


59.97


9,796,173




 
 
A copy of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
 
Contact:  Daren Lowry, Director of Secretariat and Insurance 01582 889346    
 
 




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