Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6567N

Hilton Food Group PLC

21 May 2020

 

Hilton Food Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

Hilton Food Group plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting held today were duly passed on a poll as set out below:

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES CAST	VOTES WITHHELD
1.  Receive the Annual report and financial statements	66,787,836	99.54	307,504	0.46	67,095,340	0
2.  Approve the Directors' remuneration report	65,250,026	97.25	1,845,314	2.75	67,095,340	0
3.  Elect Rebecca Shelley as a director	67,094,336	100.00	1,000	0.00	67,095,336	4
4.  Re-elect Robert Watson as a director	60,107,481	91.62	5,497,671	8.38	65,605,152	1,490,188
5.  Re-elect Philip Heffer as a director	67,095,336	100.00	0	0.00	67,095,336	4
6.  Re-elect Nigel Majewski as a director	67,095,336	100.00	0	0.00	67,095,336	4
7.  Re-elect Christine Cross as a director	66,552,924	99.19	542,412	0.81	67,095,336	4
8.  Re-elect John Worby as a director	66,136,141	99.98	11,419	0.02	66,147,560	947,780
9.  Re-elect Angus Porter as a director	67,095,336	100.00	0	0.00	67,095,336	4
10.  Re-appoint the auditors	64,364,152	95.93	2,731,188	4.07	67,095,340	0
11.  Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	67,064,267	99.95	31,073	0.05	67,095,340	0
12.  Declare a final dividend	67,095,340	100.00	0	0.00	67,095,340	0
13.  Authorise the Directors to allot shares	63,452,753	94.57	3,642,587	5.43	67,095,340	0
14.  Disapplication of pre-emption rights*	67,072,244	99.97	22,551	0.03	67,094,795	545
15.  Further disapplication of pre-emption rights*	66,389,744	98.95	705,051	1.05	67,094,795	545
16.  Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	66,399,066	98.96	696,274	1.04	67,095,340	0
17.  Adopt articles of association*	67,093,191	100.00	4	0.00	67,093,195	2,145
18.  General meetings: length of notice*	66,995,725	99.85	97,658	0.15	67,093,383	1,957

* Special Resolution

Notes:

1.  All resolutions were passed

2.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included as votes 'for' the resolution

3.  A vote 'withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted as votes 'for' or 'against' the resolution

4.  The total number of shares in issue on 19 May 2020 were 81,726,022 shares. 82.10% of voting capital were instructed

A copy setting out all resolutions passed as special business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

The proxy voting results will be placed onto the Company's website at http://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/agm-2020 .

For further information, please contact:

Neil George

Company Secretary

Tel.: [phone], email: [e-mail]

 

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