Whitbread PLC — AGM Information 2018

Jun 28, 2018

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Whitbread PLC

28 June 2018

Whitbread PLC - Annual General Meeting and General Meeting Resolutions                                28 June 2018

Whitbread PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting and General Meeting held on 27 June 2018, all resolutions were voted on by a poll and were duly passed.  The results of the AGM are as follows:

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1.To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 1 March 2018	119,429,790	99.82	215,302	0.18	119,645,092	65.16	1,244,657
2.To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	117,883,182	99.13	1,036,235	0.87	118,919,417	64.77	1,969,983
3.To declare a final dividend of 69.75p per ordinary share	120,791,235	100.00	2,385	0.00	120,793,620	65.79	96,167
4. To elect Richard Gillingwater as a director	118,749,802	98.83	1,401,628	1.17	120,151,430	65.44	738,359
5.To re-elect David Atkins as a director	118,915,902	98.66	1,609,608	1.34	120,525,510	65.64	364,107
6.To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director	119,688,402	99.13	1,048,442	0.87	120,736,844	65.76	152,736
7.To re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as a director	119,769,945	99.20	969,015	0.80	120,738,960	65.76	150,658
8.To re-elect Adam Crozier as a director	119,704,679	99.14	1,032,874	0.86	120,737,553	65.76	152,065
9.To re-elect Chris Kennedy as a director	120,229,206	99.58	505,943	0.42	120,735,149	65.76	154,469
10.To re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director	117,922,780	97.67	2,812,867	2.33	120,735,647	65.76	150,065
11.To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director	120,331,569	99.67	403,036	0.33	120,734,605	65.76	151,107
12.To re-elect Susan Taylor Martin as a director	120,225,902	99.58	507,538	0.42	120,733,440	65.76	152,272
13.To reappoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor	120,579,155	99.83	201,753	0.17	120,780,908	65.78	104,746
14.To authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration	120,659,461	99.90	123,683	0.10	120,783,144	65.78	102,568
15.To authorise the Company to make political donations	115,320,233	95.97	4,844,507	4.03	120,164,740	65.45	721,087
16.To authorise the Board to allot shares	115,401,515	95.55	5,377,567	4.45	120,779,082	65.78	106,744
17.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	117,312,035	97.10	3,503,921	2.90	120,815,956	65.80	69,871
18.To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment	114,841,863	95.09	5,929,044	4.91	120,770,907	65.78	114,919
19.To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares	119,442,267	98.94	1,275,077	1.06	120,717,344	65.75	168,482
20.To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice	111,223,685	92.52	8,994,094	7.48	120,217,779	65.47	668,048

The results of the General Meeting are as follows:

Resolution	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	103,935,219	94.43	6,127,527	5.57	110,062,746	59.94	9,844,543
2.To approve the adoption of the Whitbread Performance Share Plan	102,720,462	93.29	7,387,809	6.71	110,108,271	59.97	9,796,173

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, Director of Secretariat and Insurance 01582 889346    

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