REG - Bakkavor Group PLC - Result of AGM

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23/05/2019 13:15

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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                                                       +44 (0) 20 7908 6143
Media:
Tulchan Communications                                                                                       +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
Catherine James, Will Smith, Jessica Reid
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949 
 




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