Result of EGM
Premier Foods plc
15 February 2007
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UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO
WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF LOCAL SECURITIES LAW.
PREMIER FOODS PLC
RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
ACQUISITION OF RHM PLC
Premier is pleased to announce that at the Premier Extraordinary General Meeting
held today for the purposes of passing certain resolutions relating to the
acquisition of RHM plc ('RHM') announced on 4 December 2006, the resolutions put
to the meeting were duly passed without amendment.
The meetings of RHM Shareholders to consider the Scheme are due to take place
later today.
The proxy votes lodged on each resolution were as follows:
to approve the acquisition of RHM plc - 286,955,268 votes for;
29,572 votes against; and 1,351,253 abstained from voting;
to approve the increase the authorised share capital and to
grant to the directors of Premier authority to allot relevant securities -
286,888,668 votes for; 96,172 votes against; and 1,351,253 abstained from
voting; and
to approve the rules of the Premier Foods Co-Investment Plan 2007 -
181,531,608 votes for; 78,397,621 votes against, and 28,406,864 abstained
from voting.
Terms used in the prospectus of the Company dated 22 December 2006 shall have
the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the context requires
otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
Premier Tel: 01727 815 850
Robert Schofield, Chief Executive
Paul Thomas, Finance Director
Robert Lawson, Director of Mergers and
Acquisitions and Investor Relations
Gwyn Tyley, Investor Relations Manager
Rothschild (financial adviser to Premier) Tel: 020 7280 5000
Akeel Sachak
Alexis Masters
Robert Plowman
Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: 020 7638 9571
Michael Berkeley
Justin Griffiths
This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of,
Premier.
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial
adviser and sponsor to Premier and no one else in relation to the matters
described in this announcement and will not be responsible to any person other
than Premier for providing the protections afforded to clients of N M Rothschild
& Sons Limited, nor for providing advice in relation to the matters described in
this announcement.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy New Premier Shares. The offer to acquire New Premier Shares in
connection with the Acquisition is being made solely on the basis of information
contained in the prospectus of Premier dated 22 December 2006 and any
supplementary prospectus thereto. The information contained in this
announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in the
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so
may constitute a violation of local securities laws. This announcement is not
an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The New Premier Shares
have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly,
in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration. The
New Premier Shares have not been, and will not be, registered with any
regulatory authority of any state within the United States. There will be no
public offer of securities within the United States.
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