REG - Hilton Food Grp Plc - Result of AGM

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21/05/2020 14:05

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.: +44 (0) 1480 387207, email: cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com


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