REG - Hilton Food Grp Plc - Result of AGM

Hilton FoodAnnouncement

23/05/2023 14:00

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RNS Number : 3852A  Hilton Food Group PLC  23 May 2023

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                59,384,312  100.00%  1              0.00%  59,384,313        709,953
 2.   Approve the Directors' Remuneration report                        52,502,977  90.78%   5,333,206      9.22%  57,836,183        2,258,083
 3.   Re-elect Robert Watson as a director                              57,288,052  96.48%   2,088,387      3.52%  59,376,439        717,827
 4.   Re-elect Philip Heffer as a director                              60,083,634  99.99%   7,108          0.01%  60,090,742        3,524
 5.   Re-elect Matt Osborne as a director                               60,083,709  99.99%   6,996          0.01%  60,090,705        3,524
 6.   Re-elect Christine Cross as a director                            59,674,563  99.33%   402,413        0.67%  60,076,976        17,253
 7.   Re-elect Angus Porter as a director                               59,623,982  99.25%   452,722        0.75%  60,076,704        17,525
 8.   Re-elect Rebecca Shelley as a director                            59,055,837  99.32%   402,142        0.68%  59,457,979        636,250
 9.   Re-elect Patricia Dimond as a director                            59,184,844  98.52%   891,861        1.48%  60,076,705        17,524
 10.  Re-appoint the auditors                                           59,447,637  98.95%   630,192        1.05%  60,077,829        16,400
 11.  Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration   60,091,939  100.00%  19             0.00%  60,091,958        2,271
 12.  Declare a final dividend                                          60,092,143  100.00%  86             0.00%  60,092,229        2,000
 13.  Authorise the Directors to allot shares                           60,082,506  99.99%   7,439          0.01%  60,089,945        4,284
 14.  Disapplication of pre-emption rights*                             57,195,316  95.20%   2,884,629      4.80%  60,079,945        14,284
 15.  Further disapplication of pre-emption rights*                     56,553,129  94.13%   3,526,816      5.87%  60,079,945        14,284
 16.  Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                 59,469,690  98.96%   622,539        1.04%  60,092,229        2,000
 17.  General meetings: length of notice*                               59,948,001  99.78%   134,186        0.22%  60,082,187        12,042

 

* 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 2023 were 89,502,244
shares. 67.14% 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.hiltonfoods.com/investors/shareholder-information
(https://www.hiltonfoods.com/investors/shareholder-information)

 

 

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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