25 January 2017

 

Mitchells & Butlers plc (the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

Mitchells & Butlers plc announces the results of the voting at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 January 2017 held at Mitchells & Butlers plc, Retail Support Centre, Birmingham at 2.00pm.  All Board Directors were in attendance.

 

All the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and the results of each resolution are shown below.  All resolutions were duly approved by the relevant majority in each case.

 

 

 
Resolutions
%
%
1
Receipt of accounts
361,316,596
99.72
1,032,344
0.28
108,255
2
Approval of Annual Report  on Remuneration
357,130,786
99.91
338,955
0.09
4,987,454
3
Declare a final dividend
362,425,979
100.00
15,736
0.00
17,902
4
Elect Keith Browne
274,562,500
77.07
81,672,313
22.93
6,222,381
5
Elect Dave Coplin
362,119,210
99.92
273,737
0.08
64,248
6
Re-elect Stewart Gilliland
362,117,740
99.92
277,605
0.08
61,850
7
Re-elect Eddie Irwin
269,823,268
75.93
85,539,030
24.07
7,094,896
8
Re-elect Bob Ivell
338,648,062
97.82
7,564,284
2.18
16,244,848
9
Re-elect Tim Jones
360,542,982
99.49
1,856,257
0.51
57,956
10
Re-elect Josh Levy
296,055,999
83.11
60,182,109
16.89
6,220,301
11
Re-elect Ron Robson
269,829,266
75.93
85,533,369
24.07
7,095,773
12
Re-elect Colin Rutherford
361,918,107
99.89
386,867
0.11
152,221
13
Re-elect Phil Urban
360,769,905
99.55
1,630,563
0.45
56,727
14
Re-elect Imelda Walsh
362,121,980
99.92
273,430
0.08
61,785
15
Reappointment of auditor
358,400,157
99.96
157,228
0.04
3,899,810
16
Auditor's remuneration
362,186,399
99.94
223,506
0.06
47,290
17
Political donations
354,958,800
99.62
1,340,168
0.38
6,156,699
18
Scrip Dividend
362,277,855
99.98
89,086
0.02
89,929
19
Notice period for meetings (c)
360,168,660
99.38
2,265,041
0.62
23,493

 

NOTES:

(a) The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.

(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

(c) Special resolution

 

Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

Voting was conducted by a poll.

 

The number of shares in issue at 2.00pm on Tuesday 24 January 2017 was 413,670,615.

 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and also on the Company's website at www.mbplc.com.

 

Denise Burton

Deputy Company Secretary