Result of AGM

Compass Group PLC
08 February 2024
 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

 

COMPASS GROUP PLC          

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 FEBRUARY 2024: POLL RESULTS

 

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 8 February 2024. All resolutions were decided on a poll and all resolutions proposed at the Meeting were passed.  

 

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld are set out below:

 


Details

No. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary

%

No. of Votes

%

Total No. of

% capital voted

No. of

Resolution

'Against'

Votes Cast


Votes

No.




Withheld

1

Receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts

 

1,376,432,592

 

 

99.86

 

 

1,901,377

 

0.14

1,378,333,969

80.72%

13,932,754

2

Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,330,707,235

95.69

59,950,926

4.31

1,390,658,161

81.45%

1,608,559

3

Declare a final dividend

1,390,860,193

99.92

1,132,667

0.08

1,391,992,860

81.52%

273,959

4

Elect Petros Parras

1,381,900,230

99.30

9,757,476

0.70

1,391,657,706

81.50%

609,017

5

Elect Leanne Wood

1,383,556,024

99.78

3,012,207

0.22

1,386,568,231

81.21%

5,698,492

6

Re-elect Ian Meakins

1,351,744,151

97.71

31,708,140

2.29

1,383,452,291

81.02%

8,814,525

7

Re-elect Dominic Blakemore

1,375,339,157

98.81

16,633,497

1.19

1,391,972,654

81.52%

294,165

8

Re-elect Palmer Brown

1,377,467,593

99.34

9,102,120

0.66

1,386,569,713

81.21%

5,697,007

9

Re-elect Stefan Bomhard

1,358,581,967

98.00

27,674,213

2.00

1,386,256,180

81.19%

6,010,543

10

Re-elect John Bryant

1,156,192,872

90.08

127,284,718

9.92

1,283,477,590

75.17%

108,789,131

11

Re-elect Arlene Isaacs-Lowe

1,373,202,856

98.65

18,769,349

1.35

1,391,972,205

81.52%

294,518

12

Re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes

1,365,464,453

98.50

20,792,515

1.50

1,386,256,968

81.19%

6,009,755

13

Re-elect Sundar Raman

1,250,844,205

89.88

140,814,659

10.12

1,391,658,864

81.50%

607,858

14

Re-elect Nelson Silva

1,358,182,943

97.97

28,072,839

2.03

1,386,255,782

81.19%

6,010,938

15

Re-elect Ireena Vittal

1,356,686,526

97.87

29,570,141

2.13

1,386,256,667

81.19%

6,010,053

16

Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors

1,380,362,007

99.17

11,607,587

0.83

1,391,969,594

81.52%

297,129

17

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration

1,391,791,218

99.99

185,990

0.01

1,391,977,208

81.52%

289,515

18

Political donations

1,372,388,484

98.97

14,337,162

1.03

1,386,725,646

81.22%

5,540,827

19

Authority to allot shares

1,278,720,552

91.86

113,241,692

8.14

1,391,962,244

81.52%

304,475

20

Disapplication of pre-emption rights *

1,340,301,145

96.67

46,168,914

3.33

1,386,470,059

81.20%

5,796,663

21

Disapplication of pre-emption rights in limited circumstances*

1,331,672,748

96.05

54,795,028

3.95

1,386,467,776

81.20%

5,798,946

22

Authority to purchase shares*

1,383,275,182

99.50

7,020,535

0.50

1,390,295,717

81.42%

1,971,101

23

Reduce general meeting notice periods*

1,317,132,855

94.63

74,799,694

5.37

1,391,932,549

81.52%

322,625

* Passed as a special resolution.

 

The Board of Compass Group PLC is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at today's AGM, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support.  A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website www.compass-group.com.

 

A copy of all of the Resolutions passed, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

As at the close of business on 7 February 2024, the issued share capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 78,047,636 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,707,356,341 each ordinary share having one vote.

 

ENDS

 

Enquiries:

 

Investors/Analysts:             Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

                                                        

 

 

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