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J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

AGM Information Nov 9, 2017

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JD Wetherspoon plc Annual General Meeting

Held on Thursday 9 November 2017

At the Company's Annual General Meeting the following resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed by poll. (Resolutions 1 to 14 as ordinary resolutions/15 to 17 as special resolutions) Number of voting shares in issue at the meeting date was 105,501,035.

Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) Votes For % Votes Against % Votes Total % of ISC Voted Votes Marked As
Withheld
Ordinary Business
1. To receive and adopt the reports of the directors
and the Company's auditors, and the audited
accounts of the Company, for the year ended 31 July
2017. 90,522,516 99.86 127,811 0.14 90,650,327 85.92% 224,733
2. To receive and approve the directors'
remuneration report (other than the part containing
the directors' remuneration policy) for the year
ended 31 July 2017.
82,864,158 91.36 7,833,636 8.64 90,697,794 85.97% 176,763
3. To approve the director's remuneration policy, as
set out in pages 55 to 58 of the director's
remuneration report in the annual report and
accounts for the year ended 31 July 2017.
86,183,895 95.06 4,477,466 4.94 90,661,361 85.93% 213,196
4. To declare a final dividend for the year ended
31 July 2017 of 8.00 pence per ordinary share.
90,871,523 100.00 2,880 0.00 90,874,403 86.14% 570
5. To re-elect Tim Martin as a director. 90,584,988 99.73 247,899 0.27 90,832,887 86.10% 42,173
6. To re-elect John Hutson as a director. 90,630,301 99.75 229,105 0.25 90,859,406 86.12% 15,654
7. To re-elect Su Cacioppo as a director. 90,678,736 99.80 178,453 0.20 90,857,189 86.12% 17,871
8. To re-elect Ben Whitley as a director. 90,682,458 99.80 177,477 0.20 90,859,935 86.12% 15,125
9. To re-elect Debra van Gene as a director. 80,289,510 88.62 10,312,712 11.38 90,602,222 85.88% 272,838
10. To re-elect Elizabeth McMeikan as a director. 79,924,087 88.22 10,676,885 11.78 90,600,972 85.88% 273,088
11. To re-elect Sir Richard Beckett as a director. 89,623,260 98.64 1,235,699 1.36 90,858,959 86.12% 15,101
12. To elect Harry Morley as a director. 90,730,272 99.86 128,804 0.14 90,859,076 86.12% 14,984
13. To appoint Grant Thornton LLP as the auditors
of the Company and to authorise the directors to fix
their remuneration.
90,840,025 99.98 21,871 0.02 90,861,896 86.12% 12,164
14. To authorise the directors to allot relevant
securities pursuant to section 551.
90,610,563 99.73 247,494 0.27 90,858,057 86.12% 16,003
15. To authorise the directors to allot equity
securities on a non pre-emptive basis.
90,785,423 99.93 68,114 0.07 90,853,537 86.12% 20,523
16. To authorise the company to purchase its own
shares under certain circumstances. 90,564,251 99.70 273,882 0.30 90,838,133 86.10% 35,927
17. To authorise calling general meetings (other
than annual general meetings) on not less than 14
days' notice. 89,417,013 98.40 1,450,991 1.60 90,868,004 86.13% 6,056

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, to be passed resolutions 9 to 12 must be approved by a simple majority of all shareholders and by a simple majority of the independent shareholders. The results of the independent shareholder vote are set out below.

Independent Poll Result Votes For % Votes Against % Votes Total % of ISC Voted Votes Marked As
Withheld
9.
To re-elect Debra van Gene as a director.
46,822,576 81.95 10,312,712 18.05 57,135,288 79.54% 272,838
10.
To re-elect Elizabeth McMeikan as a director.
46,457,153 81.31 10,676,885 18.69 57,134,038 79.54% 273,088
11.
To re-elect Sir Richard Beckett as a director.
56,156,326 97.85 1,235,699 2.15 57,392,025 79.90% 15,101
12. To elect Harry Morley as a director. 57,263,338 99.78 128,804 0.22 57,392,142 79.90% 14,984

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