Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 4557H

Compass Group PLC

08 June 2017

 

LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

COMPASS GROUP PLC

                GENERAL MEETING - 7 JUNE 2017: POLL RESULTS

Compass Group PLC announces that all of the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting of the Company held on 7 June 2017 relating to its proposed Shareholder Return by way of a Special Dividend of approximately £1 billion and the resultant Share Capital Consolidation were passed by the requisite majorities. All resolutions were decided on a poll.  

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

Res No	Details	No. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary'	%	No. of Votes 'Against'	%	Total No. of Votes Cast	No. of  Votes Withheld
1	Approve Special Dividend and Share Consolidation	1,289,673,226	99.99	141,721	0.01	1,289,814,947	181,598
2	Authority to allot shares	1,197,890,331	93.21	87,298,535	6.79	1,285,188,866	4,807,631
3	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,233,699,825	95.80	54,083,113	4.20	1,287,782,938	2,213,560
4	Authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances*	1,198,870,847	93.10	88,881,540	6.90	1,287,752,387	2,244,110
5	Authority to purchase own shares*	1,274,075,863	98.89	14,365,413	1.11	1,288,441,276	1,555,221

* Passed as a special resolution.

Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried.  Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

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 the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

As at the close of business on 7 June 2017, the issued share capital was 1,644,621,489 ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each (excluding 8,704,626 treasury shares) and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares was 1,644,621,489 with each ordinary share having one vote.

Enquiries to:

Mark J White, General Counsel and Company Secretary

Sandra Moura, Group Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Director

Compass Group PLC                        

Tel. [phone]

Notes to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of £19.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2016.  It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 5 billion meals every year.  The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

 

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