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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4557H Compass Group PLC 08 June 2017 \n\n \nLEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68\n \nCOMPASS GROUP PLC\n \n GENERAL MEETING - 7 JUNE 2017: POLL RESULTS\n \nCompass Group PLC announces that all of the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting of the Company held on 7 June 2017 relating to its proposed Shareholder Return by way of a Special Dividend of approximately £1 billion and the resultant Share Capital Consolidation were passed by the requisite majorities. All resolutions were decided on a poll. \n \nThe number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld are set out below:\n \n\n\n\n\n \nRes\nNo\n\n\nDetails\n\n\nNo. of Votes 'For' & 'Discretionary'\n\n\n%\n\n\nNo. of Votes 'Against'\n\n\n%\n\n\nTotal No. of Votes Cast\n\n\nNo. of \nVotes\nWithheld\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nApprove Special Dividend and Share Consolidation\n\n\n1,289,673,226\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n141,721\n\n\n0.01\n\n\n1,289,814,947\n\n\n181,598\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nAuthority to allot shares\n\n\n1,197,890,331\n\n\n93.21\n\n\n87,298,535\n\n\n6.79\n\n\n1,285,188,866\n\n\n4,807,631\n\n\n\n\n3\n\n\nAuthority to allot shares for cash*\n \n\n\n1,233,699,825\n\n\n95.80\n\n\n54,083,113\n\n\n4.20\n\n\n1,287,782,938\n\n\n2,213,560\n\n\n\n\n4\n\n\nAuthority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances*\n \n\n\n1,198,870,847\n\n\n93.10\n\n\n88,881,540\n\n\n6.90\n\n\n1,287,752,387\n\n\n2,244,110\n\n\n\n\n5\n\n\nAuthority to purchase own shares*\n \n\n\n1,274,075,863\n\n\n98.89\n\n\n14,365,413\n\n\n1.11\n\n\n1,288,441,276\n\n\n1,555,221\n\n\n\n\n \n* Passed as a special resolution.\n \nVotes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.\n \nA copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website www.compass-group.com.\n \nA copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.\n \nAs at the close of business on 7 June 2017, the issued share capital was 1,644,621,489...