REG - Whitbread PLC - AGM Statement
RNS Number : 2997CWhitbread PLC17 June 2021Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting Resolutions 17 June 2021
Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 June 2021, 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
WITHHELD1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
25 February 2021
134,865,886
99.52
652,166
0.48
135,518,052
67.10%
764,874
2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration
72,249,099
64.25
40,192,388
35.75
112,441,487
55.67%
23,841,439
3. To elect Kal Atwal as a director
135,280,919
99.76
331,748
0.24
135,612,667
67.14%
669,671
4. To elect Fumbi Chima as a director
135,307,369
99.78
303,794
0.22
135,611,163
67.14%
671,175
5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director
121,020,813
89.24
14,593,644
10.76
135,614,457
67.14%
667,881
6.To re-elect Horst Baier as a director
134,886,753
99.46
728,766
0.54
135,615,519
67.15%
666,819
7.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director
134,913,812
99.48
702,189
0.52
135,616,001
67.15%
666,337
8.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director
134,853,574
99.44
761,086
0.56
135,614,660
67.14%
667,678
9. To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director
113,796,476
85.42
19,417,905
14.58
133,214,381
65.96%
3,067,957
10. To re-elect Frank Fiskers as a director
116,912,206
88.85
14,675,830
11.15
131,588,036
65.15%
4,694,302
11. To re-elect Richard Gillingwater as a director
121,409,336
89.53
14,203,986
10.47
135,613,322
67.14%
669,016
12. To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director
134,438,628
99.13
1,173,305
0.87
135,611,933
67.14%
659,228
13. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director
134,916,581
99.49
697,383
0.51
135,613,964
67.14%
657,197
14. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor
130,294,414
96.07
5,324,214
3.93
135,618,628
67.15%
653,121
15. To authorise the Board, through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration
130,122,620
95.95
5,498,136
4.05
135,620,756
67.15%
650,887
16. To authorise the Company to make political donations
130,731,742
96.40
4,877,052
3.60
135,608,794
67.14%
662,955
17. To authorise the Board to allot shares
126,362,929
93.17
9,265,011
6.83
135,627,940
67.15%
643,809
18. To approve the Whitbread 2021 Sharesave Plan
134,335,952
99.53
637,094
0.47
134,973,046
66.83%
1,298,703
19. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights
130,625,636
96.55
4,673,793
3.45
135,299,429
66.99%
972,330
20. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment
125,676,482
92.89
9,621,140
7.11
135,297,622
66.99%
974,127
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares
133,067,220
98.15
2,511,733
1.85
135,578,953
67.13%
692,796
22. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice
128,744,239
94.93
6,876,675
5.07
135,620,914
67.15%
650,835
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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The Board notes the results of the advisory resolution on the 2020/21 remuneration report, which has been supported by the majority of shareholders. We have already had conversations with a number of shareholders regarding the remuneration report and we look forward to ongoing constructive discussions with shareholders over the coming months. We will report on any actions resulting from those discussions in due course.
Enquiries:
Investor queries | Whitbread | investorrelations@whitbread.com
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