Last checked at 17 Mar 2023 07:00
17 March 2023
Bakkavor Group plc
(the "Company" or "Bakkavor")
Annual Report and Accounts 2022 and Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting
Bakkavor announced its full-year audited results for the 53-week period ended 31 December 2022 on 8 March 2023. Further to that announcement, Bakkavor confirms that the following documents have been published today:
· Annual Report and Accounts 2022;
· Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting"); and
· Proxy Form for the 2023 AGM,
(together, "the Documents").
The Documents are available on the Company's website at www.bakkavor.com, and printed copies will be posted today to those shareholders who have elected to receive documents in hard copy.
In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the Documents have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will be available in unedited full text at www.data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
2023 AGM Arrangements
The AGM will be held at 10.00am on Wednesday 31 May 2023 at Fitzroy Place, 5th Floor, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ.
This year's AGM will be in-person. Shareholders can submit questions related to the business of the AGM, in advance in writing or by email. Further details of how to submit questions in advance of the AGM are set out in the Notice of AGM.
If the need arises, we will notify shareholders of any changes to the arrangements for the AGM as early as is possible before the date of the meeting. Such updates will be included on our website at www.bakkavor.com and announced via a Regulatory News Service.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, the Board recommends that you complete and return your proxy instruction form appointing Simon Burke, the Chair of the Meeting, as your proxy. This will ensure that your vote will be counted. Further details on how to appoint a proxy are set out in the Notice of AGM.
ENQUIRIES
Institutional investors and analysts:
Emily Daw, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7908 6114
Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 8908 6130
Financial Media:
Katie Hunt, MHP Communications +44 (0) 20 3743 8794
Rachel Farrington, MHP Communications +44 (0) 20 3128 8613
Oliver Hughes, MHP Communications +44 (0) 20 3128 8622
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 45 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