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Result of AGM
Compass Group PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on February 5, 2026, with strong shareholder support. Key resolutions, including the approval of the Directors' Annual Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Report, and the declaration of a final dividend, all received overwhelming 'For' votes, with percentages ranging from 98.03% to 99.97%. Re-elections of directors and the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors also passed with significant majorities, though some resolutions related to share allotment and pre-emption rights saw lower approval percentages, with the disapplication of pre-emption rights in limited circumstances receiving 88.32% 'For' votes. The total number of voting rights as of the meeting date was 1,700,430,644. Disclaimer*
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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