Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 1510R

SSP Group PLC

04 March 2016

 

4 March 2016

SSP Group plc (the "Company")

Voting Results of Annual General Meeting held on 4 March 2016

The Company announces that its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00am on 4 March 2016 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 2015	381,838,887	99.92	322,440	0.08	382,161,327	80.43	4,802,361
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	369,713,524	97.57	9,215,498	2.43	378,929,022	79.75	8,034,666
3. To declare the final dividend recommended by the Directors of 2.2 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2015	382,213,635	100	427	0.00	382,214,062	80.44	4,749,626
4. To re-elect Vagn Sørensen as a Director	371,709,764	97.49	9,569,684	2.51	381,279,448	80.24	5,684,240
5. To re-elect John Barton as a Director	373,083,555	97.61	9,129,263	2.39	382,212,818	80.44	4,750,870
6. To re-elect Kate Swann as a Director	381,746,716	99.88	466,102	0.12	382,212,818	80.44	4,750,870
7. To re-elect Jonathan Davies as a Director	381,089,991	99.71	1,122,827	0.29	382,212,818	80.44	4,750,870
8. To re-elect Ian Dyson as a Director	379,971,775	99.66	1,307,673	0.34	381,279,448	80.24	5,684,240
9. To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director	381,867,867	99.91	344,951	0.09	382,212,818	80.44	4,750,870
10. To elect Per Utnegaard as a Director	381,868,911	99.91	344,951	0.09	382,213,862	80.44	4,749,826
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors	374,625,493	100	1,498	0.00	374,626,991	78.84	12,336,697
12. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors	382,212,591	100	1,471	0.00	382,214,062	80.44	4,749,626
13. To authorise the Company to make political donations	381,307,920	99.76	906,142	0.24	382,214,062	80.44	4,749,626
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to s551 of the Companies Act 2006	349,377,001	91.41	32,836,981	8.59	382,213,982	80.44	4,749,706
15. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to s570 and s573 of the Companies Act 2006	371,490,733	97.43	9,789,879	2.57	381,280,612	80.24	5,683,076
16. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares	381,963,635	99.93	250,427	0.07	382,214,062	80.44	4,749,626
17. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	337,649,297	88.34	44,564,765	11.66	382,214,062	80.44	4,749,626

Notes:

(1)      Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(2)      There were 475,167,350 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 29 January 2016 (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 17 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

[phone]

Investor and analyst enquiries

Sarah John

Director of Investor Relations

[phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

 

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