Compass Group PlcLSE: CPG

Result of AGM

· Issued by Compass Group Plc

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