All matters relating to the administration of shareholdings should be directed to Capita Registrars, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, telephone within the UK: Freephone 0800 280 2545 and from overseas: +44 20 7763 0041; email: ssd@capitaregistrars.com.
Shareholders can register online to view their Compass Group PLC shareholding details using the Share Portal, a service offered by Capita Registrars. This service can be accessed at www.capitashareportal.com. Shareholders registering for the Share Portal will require their investor code which is shown on share certificates. The service enables shareholders to do all of the following:
The Company can, at shareholders’ request, send shareholders an email notification each time a new shareholder report or other shareholder communication is placed on its website. This enables shareholders to read and/or download the information at their leisure. Shareholders can still request paper copies of the documents if they so wish.
To encourage shareholders to convert to e-communications, the Company will arrange for a sapling tree to be planted in the UK for each shareholder who chooses to receive all future communications electronically. There are no particular software requirements to view these documents, other than those described and available on our website at www.compass-group.com.
The provision of a facility to communicate with shareholders electronically does not discriminate between registered shareholders of the same class. The facility is available to all registered shareholders on equal terms and participation is made as simple as possible. Please note that it is the shareholder’s responsibility to notify our Registrars (through www.capitashareportal.com or by post) of any change to their email address. Before electing for electronic communication, shareholders should ensure that they have the appropriate computer capabilities. The Company takes all reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in any communication it sends out, but cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage arising from the opening or use of any email or attachments from the Company and recommends that shareholders subject all messages to virus checking procedures prior to use. Please note that any electronic communication sent by a shareholder to the Company or the Registrar containing a computer virus will not be accepted.
The Company’s obligation is satisfied when it transmits an electronic message. It cannot be held responsible for a failure in transmission beyond its control. In the event that the Company becomes aware that an electronic transmission is not successfully transmitted, a paper notification will be sent to the shareholder at their registered address. Shareholders wishing to continue to receive shareholder information in the traditional paper format should take no action, or may confirm this via the www.capitashareportal.com website.
If you would like to receive a copy of the Interim Report in Braille or an audio version on CD, please contact the Group Company Secretariat at Compass Group PLC, Compass House, Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9BQ.
The Company has introduced a DRIP service, provided by Capita IRG Trustees Limited. The DRIP allows eligible shareholders to use the whole of their cash dividend to buy additional shares in the Company, increasing their shareholding. Additional information, including details of how to sign up, can be obtained from the Company’s website at www.compass-group.com and from Capita IRG Trustees Limited, telephone within the UK: Freephone 0800 280 2545 and from overseas: +44 20 7763 0041; email shares@capitaregistrars.com.
The latest date for receipt of the new applications to participate in respect of the 2009 interim dividend is 9 July 2009.
The current price of the Company’s shares is available on the Company’s website www.compass-group.com, Ceefax and Teletext.
The Company’s share price is also available from the voice activated FT Cityline service, telephone within the UK: 0905 8171 690. Calls will be charged at 75 pence per minute at all times from a BT landline. Average call duration will be one minute for one stock quote. The cost from other networks and mobile phones may be higher.
ShareGift, the charity share donation scheme, is a free service for shareholders wishing to give shares to charitable causes. It is particularly useful for those shareholders who may wish to dispose of a small quantity of shares where the market value makes it uneconomic to sell on a commission basis. Further information can be obtained from ShareGift (telephone within the UK: 020 7930 3737 and from overseas +44 20 7930 3737 or www.sharegift.org) or from the Registrars.
Information about the Company’s ADR programme is available on the Company’s website at www.compass-group.com.
Many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited telephone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters. These are typically from overseas based ‘brokers’ who target UK shareholders offering to sell them what often turn out to be worthless or high risk shares in US or UK investments. These operations are commonly known as ‘boiler rooms’. These ‘brokers’ can be very persistent and extremely persuasive. A 2006 survey by the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) has reported that the average amount lost by investors is around £20,000.
More detailed information on this or similar activity can be found on the FSA website www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk and on the Company’s website at www.compass-group.com.
The Company is legally obliged to make its register of members available, subject to a proper purpose test, to the public. As a consequence of this some shareholders might receive unsolicited mail. UK shareholders wishing to limit the amount of such mail should refer to the Mailing Preference Service website at www.mpsonline.org.uk.
Criminals may steal shareholders’ personal information putting a holding at risk. Advice on protecting a shareholding is available on the Company’s website at www.compass-group.com.
Shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 5 February 2009. Details of proxy votes received were disclosed to shareholders attending the meeting and are available on the Company’s website at www.compass-group.com and upon request from the General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Chairman
Sir Roy Gardner
Group Chief Executive
Richard Cousins
Group Finance Director
Andrew Martin
Group Managing Director – USA, Canada and Mexico
Gary Green
Sir James Crosby (Senior independent director)
Steve Lucas
Susan Murray
Tim Parker
Don Robert (from 8 May 2009)
Sir Ian Robinson
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Mark White
Audit Committee
Steve Lucas (Chairman)
Tim Parker
Sir Ian Robinson
Corporate Responsibility Committee
Susan Murray (Chairman)
Sir Roy Gardner
Richard Cousins
Andrew Martin
Steve Lucas
Mark White
Jane Kingston (Group HR Director)
Nomination Committee
Sir Roy Gardner (Chairman)
Richard Cousins
Sir James Crosby
Susan Murray
Sir Ian Robinson
Remuneration Committee
Sir James Crosby (Chairman)
Steve Lucas
Tim Parker
Annual General Meeting:
5 February 2010
Results announcements:
Interim – May
Full year – November*
Dividend payments:
Interim – August
Final – March*
Interim dividend:
Ex-dividend date – 1 July 2009
Record date – 3 July 2009
Payment date – 3 August 2009
* Expected
Rethink how you receive shareholder communications and join the increasing number of our shareholders who are choosing to receive communications electronically rather than in printed form, helping us to reduce the impact on the environment and to save costs.
As a ‘thank you’ we will dedicate a tree in your name if you opt to receive electronic shareholder communications. Compass Group is working with The CarbonNeutral Company on this project.
