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RNS Number : 2154B  Bakkavor Group PLC  31 May 2023

31 May 2023

Bakkavor Group plc

(the 'Company')

 

2023 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

The Company's 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") was held today at 10.00 am
at Fitzroy Place, 5(th) Floor, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ.  All
resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 17 March 2023 and put to the
meeting were decided on by a poll and were passed.

 

Resolutions 1 to 17 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a
simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 18 to 21 were each
passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to
be passed).  The results for each resolution are set out below.

 

      Resolution                                                                      Votes For and Discretionary Votes  %        Votes Against  %      Total Votes Cast (Excluding Withheld)  % of ISC Voted *  Votes Withheld
 1.   To receive the Annual Report and Accounts                                       564,145,722                        100.00%  1,145          0.00%  564,146,867                            97.36             823,400

 2.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                   564,103,863                        99.85%   862,259        0.15%  564,966,122                            97.50             4,145

 3.   To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company for the year                                     100.00%  1,145          0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
      ended 31 December 2022 of 4.16 pence per ordinary share

                                                                                      564,969,122

 4.   To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company                                                               99.33%   3,744,684      0.67%  561,215,189                            96.86             3,755,078

                                                                                      557,470,505

 5.   To re-elect Mike Edwards as a Director of the Company                           564,958,652                        100.00%  11,615         0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0

 6.   To re-elect Ben Waldron as a Director of the Company                                                               100.00%  11,689         0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0

                                                                                      564,958,578

 7.   To re-elect Sanjeevan Bala as a Director of the Company                         564,958,652                        100.00%  11,215         0.00%  564,969,867                            97.51             400

 8.   To re-elect Umran Beba as a Director of the Company                                                                99.69%   1,733,768      0.31%  564,147,267                            97.36             823,000

                                                                                      562,413,499

 9.   To re-elect Jill Caseberry as a Director of the Company                         563,236,899                        99.69%   1,723,368      0.31%  564,960,267                            97.50             10,000

 10.  To re-elect Patrick Cook as a Director of the Company                           564,958,578                        100.00%  11,689         0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 11.  To re-elect Agust Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company                      564,959,052                        100.00%  11,215         0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 12.  To re-elect Lydur Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company                      563,236,177                        99.69%   1,734,090      0.31%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 13.  To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company                        563,227,530                        99.69%   1,742,737      0.31%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 14.  To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company                             564,958,852                        100.00%  1,415          0.00%  564,960,267                            97.50             10,000
 15.  To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company             564,144,392                        99.85%   825,875        0.15%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 16.  To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the  564,968,308                        100.00%  1,959          0.00%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
      Auditors
 17.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                      561,540,882                        99.39%   3,428,836      0.61%  564,969,718                            97.51             549
 18.  To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights                         560,691,244                        99.24%   4,278,074      0.76%  564,969,318                            97.51             949
 19.  To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for                     560,700,938                        99.24%   4,268,929      0.76%  564,969,867                            97.51             400
      financing/refinancing particular acquisitions and other capital investments
 20.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                             564,118,343                        99.85%   851,924        0.15%  564,970,267                            97.51             0
 21.  To allow a general meeting to be called on 14 clear days' notice                564,876,291                        99.98%   93,976         0.02%  564,970,267                            97.51             0

 

          * Based on total issued share capital as at 26 May 2023 of
579,425,585 Ordinary shares.

 

 

 Votes of Independent Shareholders on the resolutions concerning the
 re-election of the Independent Non-executive Directors
     Resolution                                                Votes For and Discretionary Votes  %        Votes Against  %      Total Votes Cast  % of ISC Voted **  Votes Withheld
 1.  To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company      137,222,817                        97.34%   3,744,684      2.66%  140,967,501       88.56              3,755,078
 2.  To re-elect Sanjeevan Bala as a Director of the Company   144,710,964                        99.99%   11,215         0.01%  144,722,179       90.92              400
 3.  To re-elect Umran Beba as a Director of the Company       142,165,811                        98.80%   1,733,768      1.20%  143,899,579       90.40              823,000
 4.  To re-elect Jill Caseberry as a Director of the Company   142,989,211                        98.81%   1,723,368      1.19%  144,712,579       90.91              10,000
 5.  To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company  142,979,842                        98.80%   1,742,737      1.20%  144,722,579       90.92              0
 6.  To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company       144,711,164                        100.00%  1,415          0.00%  144,712,579       90.91              10,000

 

          ** Based on independent voting capital of 159,177,897 being
total issued share capital of 579,425,585 Ordinary shares as at 26 May 2023,
but

             excluding shares held by the controlling
shareholders.

 

Notes:

a)   The votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of the
votes received.

b)   The Company's issued share capital as at 26 May 2023 is 579,425,585
ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

c)   The Company's issued share capital as at 31 May 2023 is 579,425,585
ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

d)   Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their
proxy with discretion as to voting, those votes have been cast in favour of
all of the resolutions.

e)   A "Vote Withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "For" or
"Against" a resolution.

f)    In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 4, 7, 8, 9,13 and
14 (re-election of independent directors) inclusive were approved by: (a) the
shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the
Company.

g)   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
FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

-Ends-

 

Enquiries

Company Secretarial:

Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel and Company
Secretary                       +44 (0) 20 7908 6130

 

Institutional investors and analysts:

Emily Daw, Group Financial Controller & Head of Investor
Relations
+44 (0) 20 7908 6114

About Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence
in the US and China positions the Group well in these, high-growth markets. We
leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers
quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate
from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900
products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading
grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

 

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

 

 

 

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