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Compass Group PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 5 February 2026, where all 24 proposed resolutions were passed. These resolutions included the re-election of 11 directors and the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's auditors. The total number of voting rights (excluding treasury shares) was 1,700,430,644.
| Date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 14:42:02 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9373R |
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
COMPASS GROUP PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 5 FEBRUARY 2026: POLL RESULTS
The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 5 February 2026. All resolutions were decided on a poll and all resolutions proposed at the Meeting were passed.
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld are set out below:
|
Resolution No. |
Details |
No. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary |
% |
No. of Votes 'Against'
|
% |
Total No. of Votes Cast
|
% capital voted |
No. of Votes Withheld |
|
1 |
Receive the Directors' Annual Report and Accounts |
1,346,963,558
|
99.95
|
682,877
|
0.05
|
1,347,646,435 |
100% |
6,312,144
|
|
2 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,326,252,585
|
98.03
|
26,608,834
|
1.97
|
1,352,861,419
|
100% |
1,097,160
|
|
3 |
Declare a final dividend |
1,375,707,730
|
99.97
|
454,887
|
0.03
|
1,376,162,617
|
100% |
285,974
|
|
4 |
Re-elect Ian Meakins |
1,306,384,976
|
97.17
|
38,081,614
|
2.83
|
1,344,466,590
|
100% |
9,491,989
|
|
5 |
Re-elect Dominic Blakemore |
1,335,013,854
|
98.62
|
18,651,708
|
1.38
|
1,353,665,562
|
100% |
293,017
|
|
6 |
Re-elect Petros Parras |
1,345,231,937
|
99.38
|
8,428,000
|
0.62
|
1,353,659,937
|
100% |
298,642
|
|
7 |
Re-elect Palmer Brown |
1,368,566,562
|
99.45
|
7,589,071
|
0.55
|
1,376,155,633
|
100% |
292,958
|
|
8 |
Re-elect Liat Ben-Zur |
1,333,868,657
|
98.54
|
19,790,566
|
1.46
|
1,353,659,223
|
100% |
299,356
|
|
9 |
Re-elect John Bryant |
1,280,134,381
|
94.57
|
73,525,221
|
5.43
|
1,353,659,602
|
100% |
298,977
|
|
10 |
Re-elect Juliana Chugg |
1,329,142,456
|
98.19
|
24,520,884
|
1.81
|
1,353,663,340
|
100% |
295,239
|
|
11 |
Re-elect Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
1,327,184,599
|
98.04
|
26,473,392
|
1.96
|
1,353,657,991
|
100% |
300,588
|
|
12 |
Re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes |
1,332,670,393
|
98.47
|
20,676,216
|
1.53
|
1,353,346,609
|
100% |
611,970
|
|
13 |
Re-elect Sundar Raman |
1,333,916,555
|
98.54
|
19,746,783
|
1.46
|
1,353,663,338
|
100% |
295,241
|
|
14 |
Re-elect Leanne Wood |
1,333,433,547
|
98.51
|
20,229,793
|
1.49
|
1,353,663,340
|
100% |
295,239
|
|
15 |
Re-appoint KPMG LLP as Company's auditors |
1,291,766,609
|
95.43
|
61,893,954
|
4.57
|
1,353,660,563
|
100% |
298,016
|
|
16 |
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration |
1,330,021,736
|
98.25
|
23,642,356
|
1.75 |
1,353,664,092
|
100% |
294,487
|
|
17 |
Political donations |
1,328,829,759
|
98.55
|
19,557,563
|
1.45 |
1,348,387,322
|
100% |
5,572,857
|
|
18 |
To approve the rules of The SAYE Share Option Scheme |
1,348,930,883
|
99.71
|
3,937,103
|
0.29 |
1,352,867,986
|
100% |
1,090,573
|
|
19 |
To approve the amendments to The SIP plan |
1,342,861,202
|
99.26
|
9,999,817
|
0.74 |
1,352,861,019
|
100% |
1,097,540
|
|
20 |
Authority to allot shares |
1,246,342,658
|
92.07
|
107,309,445
|
7.93 |
1,353,652,103
|
100% |
308,056
|
|
21 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,261,968,034
|
93.23
|
91,678,975
|
6.77 |
1,353,647,009
|
100% |
313,150
|
|
22 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights in limited circumstances* |
1,195,578,899
|
88.32
|
158,069,672
|
11.68 |
1,353,648,571
|
100% |
311,588
|
|
23 |
Authority to purchase shares* |
1,350,004,987
|
99.81
|
2,556,916
|
0.19 |
1,352,561,903
|
100% |
1,398,256
|
|
24 |
Reduce general meeting notice periods* |
1,263,416,752
|
93.33
|
90,226,688
|
6.67 |
1,353,643,440
|
100% |
316,719
|
* Passed as a special resolution.
The Board of Compass Group PLC is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at today's AGM, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support. A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website www.compass-group.com.
A copy of all of the Resolutions passed, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
As at the close of business on Thursday 5 February 2026, the issued share capital was 1,785,403,977 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 84,973,333 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,700,430,644 each ordinary share having one vote.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts: Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary