Whitbread PLC — AGM Information 2014

Jun 18, 2014

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Whitbread PLC

18 June 2014

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	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
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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