Key facts
- Whitbread said 112,373,521 votes, or 83.41% of votes cast, opposed appointing James H. Gemmel to its board.
- Whitbread said 22,353,178 votes, or 16.59%, backed the resolution, with 134,089 votes withheld.
- Votes cast totaled 134,726,699, equal to 80.32% of Whitbread's issued share capital, the company said.
- Excluding shares voted by Corvex, 91% of votes cast opposed the resolution, Whitbread said.
- Whitbread's chair said shareholders backed the board and its Five-Year plan to lift margins, cash flows and returns.
Whitbread shareholders voted against appointing James H. Gemmel to the company's board at a requisitioned general meeting on November 9, 2026, the Premier Inn owner said in a company announcement.
The resolution drew 22,353,178 votes in favor, or 16.59% of votes cast, and 112,373,521 against, or 83.41%, according to the announcement. Votes cast totaled 134,726,699, representing 80.32% of Whitbread's issued share capital, and 134,089 votes were withheld.
Excluding shares voted by Corvex, 91% of votes cast opposed the resolution, Whitbread said. The board had unanimously recommended rejecting the appointment, and the chair said shareholders decisively backed the board and its Five-Year plan to drive a step change in margins, cash flows and returns.