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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