REG - Hilton Food Grp Plc - Result of AGM

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20/05/2024 14:45

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RNS Number : 1476P  Hilton Food Group PLC  20 May 2024

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                59,590,877  100.00  1,263          0.00  59,592,140        146,661
 2.   Approve the Directors' Remuneration report                        53,368,817  96.45   1,966,853      3.55  55,335,670        4,403,131
 3.   Re-elect Robert Watson OBE as a director                          55,025,295  95.04   2,870,451      4.96  57,895,746        1,843,055
 4.   Elect Steve Murrells CBE as a director                            59,651,784  99.86   85,815         0.14  59,737,599        1,202
 5.   Re-elect Matt Osborne as a director                               59,639,547  99.84   98,052         0.16  59,737,599        1,202
 6.   Re-elect Dr Angus Porter as a director                            59,052,985  98.85   684,662        1.15  59,737,647        1,154
 7.   Re-elect Rebecca Shelley as a director                            55,962,847  93.68   3,775,071      6.32  59,737,918        883
 8.   Re-elect Patricia Dimond as a director                            58,630,532  98.15   1,106,911      1.85  59,737,443        1,358
 9.   Elect Sarah Perry as a director                                   59,631,516  99.82   106,132        0.18  59,737,648        1,153
 10.  Appoint the auditors                                              58,936,362  98.66   802,014        1.34  59,738,376        425
 11.  Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration   58,936,583  98.66   801,369        1.34  59,737,952        849
 12.  Declare a final dividend                                          59,737,162  100.00  1,263          0.00  59,738,425        376
 13.  Authorise the Directors to allot shares                           58,714,678  98.29   1,023,424      1.71  59,738,102        699
 14.  Disapplication of pre-emption rights*                             57,165,677  95.69   2,572,427      4.31  59,738,104        697
 15.  Further disapplication of pre-emption rights*                     56,627,026  94.79   3,111,075      5.21  59,738,101        700
 16.  Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                 59,124,990  98.99   602,080        1.01  59,727,070        11,731
 17.  General meetings: length of notice*                               58,361,566  97.70   1,376,856      2.30  59,738,422        379

 

* 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 16 May 2024 were 89,702,244
shares. 66.60% 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 387214, email: cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com
(mailto:cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com)

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