Result of AGM

Whitbread PLC

18 June 2026

 

Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting Resolutions                                                                                                                                                                                   18 June 2026

Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 June 2026 (the "AGM"), 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 26 February 2026	120,282,718	99.96	43,379	0.04	120,326,097	71.73%	6,007,779
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	108,422,748	90.37	11,550,802	9.63	119,973,550	71.52%	6,360,326
3. To declare a final dividend of 60.6p per ordinary share	124,155,251	99.97	34,642	0.03	124,189,893	74.04%	2,143,983
4. To elect Christine Hodgson as a director	103,813,735	84.30	19,328,180	15.70	123,141,915	73.41%	3,191,961
5. To elect Jonathan Howell as a director	115,890,795	93.33	8,280,262	6.67	124,171,057	74.03%	2,162,819
6. To re-elect Kal Atwal as a director	112,232,757	91.14	10,911,154	8.86	123,143,911	73.41%	3,189,965
7. To re-elect Horst Baier as a director	112,230,113	90.38	11,941,354	9.62	124,171,467	74.03%	2,162,409
8. To re-elect Frank Fiskers as a director	109,191,268	87.94	14,979,945	12.06	124,171,213	74.03%	2,162,663
9. To re-elect Richard Gillingwater as a director	108,370,901	87.28	15,799,561	12.72	124,170,462	74.02%	2,163,414
10. To re-elect Karen Jones as a director	112,072,407	90.37	11,940,551	9.63	124,012,958	73.93%	2,320,918
11. To re-elect Hemant Patel as a director	110,546,405	89.03	13,625,234	10.97	124,171,639	74.03%	2,162,237
12. To re-elect Dominic Paul as a director	110,562,809	89.04	13,608,163	10.96	124,170,972	74.03%	2,162,904
13. To re-elect Shelley Roberts as a director	112,217,658	91.13	10,925,807	8.87	123,143,465	73.41%	3,190,411
14. To re-elect Cilla Snowball as a director	112,217,333	91.13	10,927,389	8.87	123,144,722	73.41%	3,189,154
15. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor	116,782,891	94.04	7,402,792	5.96	124,185,683	74.03%	2,148,193
16. To authorise the Board, through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration	122,511,681	98.65	1,678,010	1.35	124,189,691	74.04%	2,144,185
17. To authorise the Company to make political donations	121,055,315	97.48	3,127,824	2.52	124,183,139	74.03%	2,150,737
18. To authorise the Board to allot shares	110,801,729	89.22	13,386,357	10.78	124,188,086	74.04%	2,145,790
19. To authorise the disapplication of pre‑emption	123,018,944	99.06	1,169,380	0.94	124,188,324	74.04%	2,145,552
20. To authorise the disapplication of pre‑emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment	123,032,203	99.07	1,156,563	0.93	124,188,766	74.04%	2,145,110
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares	123,579,463	99.52	601,070	0.48	124,180,533	74.03%	2,153,343
22. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice	120,961,121	97.40	3,229,017	2.60	124,190,138	74.04%	2,143,738

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

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