18th Jun 2014 14:29
Whitbread PLC - AGM Resolutions 18 June 2014
Whitbread PLC announces that all 23 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 27 February 2014 | 105,613,994 | 100.00 | 4,891 | 0.00 | 105,618,885 | 54.22% | 377,168 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 103,635,370 | 99.39 | 633,170 | 0.61 | 104,268,540 | 53.53% | 1,723,600 |
3. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 103,549,177 | 99.12 | 921,196 | 0.88 | 104,470,373 | 53.63% | 1,519,201 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 47.00p per ordinary share | 105,620,120 | 100.00 | 2,446 | 0.00 | 105,622,566 | 54.22% | 362,480 |
5. To re-elect Richard Baker as a director | 103,556,920 | 99.07 | 973,614 | 0.93 | 104,530,534 | 53.66% | 1,464,354 |
6. To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director | 104,768,823 | 99.28 | 765,024 | 0.72 | 105,533,847 | 54.17% | 382,622 |
7. To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director | 104,540,398 | 98.99 | 1,069,034 | 1.01 | 105,609,432 | 54.21% | 384,835 |
8. To re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as a director | 104,639,229 | 99.09 | 960,841 | 0.91 | 105,600,070 | 54.21% | 385,539 |
9. To re-elect Patrick Dempsey as a director | 104,309,832 | 98.82 | 1,246,809 | 1.18 | 105,556,641 | 54.19% | 384,747 |
10. To re-elect Anthony Habgood as a director | 102,924,279 | 97.55 | 2,584,757 | 2.45 | 105,509,036 | 54.16% | 483,431 |
11. To re-elect Andy Harrison as a director | 104,806,309 | 99.26 | 784,415 | 0.74 | 105,590,724 | 54.20% | 385,105 |
12. To re-elect Simon Melliss as a director | 104,839,776 | 99.28 | 755,043 | 0.72 | 105,594,819 | 54.21% | 384,093 |
13. To re-elect Christopher Rogers as a director | 104,544,814 | 98.99 | 1,062,682 | 1.01 | 105,607,496 | 54.21% | 383,119 |
14. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director | 104,530,658 | 98.99 | 1,065,528 | 1.01 | 105,596,186 | 54.21% | 378,760 |
15. To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director | 104,841,000 | 99.28 | 756,759 | 0.72 | 105,597,759 | 54.21% | 383,477 |
16. To re-elect Stephen Williams as a director | 104,584,218 | 99.03 | 1,023,197 | 0.97 | 105,607,415 | 54.21% | 385,253 |
17. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditor | 103,907,844 | 99.56 | 462,956 | 0.44 | 104,370,800 | 53.58% | 1,624,702 |
18. To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration | 104,341,646 | 99.98 | 18,288 | 0.02 | 104,359,934 | 53.57% | 1,630,554 |
19. To authorise the Board to allot shares | 96,616,304 | 91.80 | 8,633,516 | 8.20 | 105,249,820 | 54.03% | 745,300 |
20. To approve the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | 98,426,084 | 94.40 | 5,842,307 | 5.60 | 104,268,391 | 53.53% | 1,726,814 |
21. To authorise the Board to allot equity securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis including authority to sell treasury shares | 105,021,200 | 99.47 | 563,828 | 0.53 | 105,585,028 | 54.20% | 400,175 |
22. To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares | 105,403,743 | 99.80 | 212,476 | 0.20 | 105,616,219 | 54.22% | 378,917 |
23. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice. | 97,129,277 | 91.96 | 8,490,232 | 8.04 | 105,619,509 | 54.22% | 374,965 |
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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