17th Jun 2015 10:06
Whitbread PLC - AGM Resolutions 17 June 2015
Whitbread PLC announces that all 19 resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held yesterday were passed on a poll. The results are as follows:
RESOLUTIONS  | VOTESFOR  | %  | VOTESAGAINST  | %  | VOTESTOTAL  | % of ISC VOTED  | VOTESWITHHELD  | 
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 26 February 2015  | 113,330,760  | 99.99  | 15,613  | 0.01  | 113,346,373  | 58.10%  | 427,564  | 
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration  | 108,691,303  | 99.18  | 899,543  | 0.82  | 109,590,846  | 56.18%  | 4,181,536  | 
3. To declare a final dividend of 56.95p per ordinary share  | 112,934,478  | 100.00  | 3,504  | 0.00  | 112,937,982  | 57.89%  | 834,408  | 
4. To re-elect Richard Baker as a director  | 112,402,224  | 99.16  | 949,093  | 0.84  | 113,351,317  | 58.10%  | 433,096  | 
5. To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director  | 112,659,453  | 99.40  | 679,751  | 0.60  | 113,339,204  | 58.10%  | 430,128  | 
6. To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director  | 112,063,130  | 98.98  | 1,149,844  | 1.02  | 113,212,974  | 58.03%  | 432,951  | 
7. To re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as a director  | 112,658,534  | 99.40  | 684,435  | 0.60  | 113,342,969  | 58.10%  | 435,996  | 
8. To re-elect Andy Harrison as a director  | 112,592,196  | 99.34  | 748,087  | 0.66  | 113,340,283  | 58.10%  | 439,279  | 
9. To re-elect Simon Melliss as a director  | 112,664,409  | 99.41  | 671,327  | 0.59  | 113,335,736  | 58.10%  | 434,221  | 
10. To re-elect Christopher Rogers as a director  | 112,188,631  | 99.00  | 1,137,244  | 1.00  | 113,325,875  | 58.09%  | 433,506  | 
11. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director  | 112,089,334  | 99.00  | 1,133,958  | 1.00  | 113,223,292  | 58.04%  | 431,011  | 
12. To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director  | 112,670,818  | 99.41  | 671,047  | 0.59  | 113,341,865  | 58.10%  | 432,192  | 
13. To re-elect Stephen Williams as a director  | 112,594,478  | 99.35  | 739,172  | 0.65  | 113,333,650  | 58.09%  | 432,462  | 
14. To appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor  | 113,307,856  | 99.97  | 34,084  | 0.03  | 113,341,940  | 58.10%  | 424,690  | 
15. To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration  | 113,324,446  | 99.98  | 21,138  | 0.02  | 113,345,584  | 58.10%  | 425,964  | 
16. To authorise the Board to allot shares  | 105,069,890  | 93.03  | 7,874,193  | 6.97  | 112,944,083  | 57.89%  | 831,911  | 
17. To authorise the Board to allot equity securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis including authority to sell treasury shares  | 105,354,362  | 92.97  | 7,967,392  | 7.03  | 113,321,754  | 58.09%  | 448,117  | 
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares  | 113,156,211  | 99.83  | 189,355  | 0.17  | 113,345,566  | 58.10%  | 432,309  | 
19. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice.  | 104,634,880  | 92.64  | 8,307,639  | 7.36  | 112,942,519  | 57.89%  | 823,786  | 
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: http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.'
Contact: Daren Lowry, Head of Secretariat & Risk Management, 01582 889346
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