18th Jun 2026 16:45
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 | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
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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