REG - Hilton Food Grp Plc - Result of AGM

Hilton FoodAnnouncement

24/05/2022 14:30

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RNS Number : 6417M  Hilton Food Group PLC  24 May 2022

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       %        VOTES AGAINST  %      TOTAL VOTES CAST  VOTES WITHHELD

                                                                        FOR
 1.   Receive the Annual report and financial statements                76,317,837  100.00%  0              0.00%  76,317,837        457,752
 2.   Approve the Directors' Remuneration report                        75,694,907  98.60%   1,076,932      1.40%  76,771,839        3,750
 3.   Approve the Directors' Remuneration policy                        76,038,800  99.05%   733,039        0.95%  76,771,839        3,750
 4.   Re-elect Robert Watson as a director                              74,290,264  97.65%   1,790,112      2.35%  76,080,376        695,213
 5.   Re-elect Philip Heffer as a director                              76,768,462  100.00%  3,000          0.00%  76,771,462        4,127
 6.   Elect Matt Osborne as a director                                  76,767,937  100.00%  3,525          0.00%  76,771,462        4,127
 7.   Re-elect Christine Cross as a director                            76,498,836  99.64%   272,897        0.36%  76,771,733        3,856
 8.   Re-elect Angus Porter as a director                               76,498,339  99.64%   273,123        0.36%  76,771,462        4,127
 9.   Re-elect Rebecca Shelley as a director                            76,044,705  99.64%   272,626        0.36%  76,317,331        458,258
 10.  Elect Patricia Dimond as a director                               76,638,210  99.83%   133,252        0.17%  76,771,462        4,127
 11.  Re-appoint the auditors                                           76,034,668  99.04%   737,171        0.96%  76,771,839        3,750
 12.  Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration   76,762,309  99.99%   9,659          0.01%  76,771,968        3,621
 13.  Declare a final dividend                                          76,772,239  100.00%  0              0.00%  76,772,239        3,350
 14.  Authorise the Directors to allot shares                           76,723,828  99.94%   48,140         0.06%  76,771,968        3,621
 15.  Approval of new rules for International Sharesave Scheme          76,771,414  100.00%  10             0.00%  76,771,424        4,165
 16.  Substantial property transaction                                  76,047,683  99.06%   724,285        0.94%  76,771,968        3,621
 17.  Disapplication of pre-emption rights*                             76,077,513  99.10%   694,455        0.90%  76,771,968        3,621
 18.  Further disapplication of pre-emption rights*                     75,912,661  98.88%   859,307        1.12%  76,771,968        3,621
 19.  Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                 76,037,128  99.04%   735,111        0.96%  76,772,239        3,350
 20.  General meetings: length of notice*                               76,645,220  99.84%   126,349        0.16%  76,771,569        4,020

 

* 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 20 May 2022 were 89,114,932
shares. 86.15% 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

The proxy voting results will be placed onto the Company's website at
https://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/en/investors/shareholder-meeting-documents/
(https://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/en/investors/shareholder-meeting-documents/)
.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Neil George

Company Secretary

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

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