Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0249A

Bakkavor Group PLC

23 May 2019

 

23 May 2019

Bakkavor Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting
 

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Bakkavor Group plc ("Bakkavor" or "the Company") was held today at 9.30am at Fitzroy Place, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ.  All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 5 April 2019 and put to the meeting were voted on by a poll and duly passed by the Shareholders.

Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below. 

	Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive the Annual Report and Accounts	545,732,433	100.00%	3,893	0.00%	545,736,326	277,396
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	544,463,976	99.72%	1,549,279	0.28%	546,013,255	467
3.	To declare a final dividend of 4 pence per ordinary share	546,012,898	100.00%	1	0.00%	546,012,899	823
4.	To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company	542,829,647	99.42%	3,184,074	0.58%	546,013,721	0
5.	To re-elect Sue Clark as a Director of the Company	545,906,766	99.98%	106,956	0.02%	546,013,722	0
6.	To elect Patrick Cook as a Director of the Company	544,887,036	99.79%	1,125,863	0.21%	546,012,899	823
7.	To re-elect Peter Gates as a Director of the Company	545,710,859	99.94%	302,863	0.06%	546,013,722	0
8.	To re-elect Agust Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company	545,710,036	99.94%	303,686	0.06%	546,013,722	0
9.	To re-elect Lydur Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company	544,729,709	99.76%	1,284,013	0.24%	546,013,722	0
10.	To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company	545,261,937	99.86%	751,785	0.14%	546,013,722	0
11.	To re-elect Todd Krasnow as a Director of the Company	536,620,591	98.28%	9,392,308	1.72%	546,012,899	823
12.	To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company	542,348,051	99.33%	3,665,671	0.67%	546,013,722	0
13.	To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company	545,185,906	99.85%	826,993	0.15%	546,012,899	823
14.	To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor	546,009,829	100.00%	3,893	0.00%	546,013,722	0
15.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	543,421,041	99.53%	2,592,681	0.47%	546,013,722	0
16.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	546,005,920	100.00%	6,979	0.00%	546,012,899	823
17.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for financing/refinancing particular acquisitions and other capital investments	545,183,743	99.85%	829,979	0.15%	546,013,722	0
18.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	544,461,565	99.72%	1,546,254	0.28%	546,007,819	5,903
19.	To allow a general meeting to be called on 14 clear days' notice	545,491,124	99.90%	522,598	0.10%	546,013,722	0

Notes:

(a)  The votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.

(b)  Votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(c)  A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The Company's issued share capital as at 23 May 2019 is 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

ENQUIRIES

Institutional investors and analysts:

Peter Gates, Chief Financial Officer

Sally Barrett-Jolley, Head of Corporate Affairs                                                       [phone]

Media:

Tulchan Communications                                                                                       [phone]

Catherine James, Will Smith, Jessica Reid

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949 

 

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