Last checked at 23 May 2019 13:13
23 May 2019
Bakkavor Group plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Bakkavor Group plc ("Bakkavor" or "the Company") was held today at 9.30am at Fitzroy Place, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ. All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 5 April 2019 and put to the meeting were voted on by a poll and duly passed by the Shareholders.
Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.
| Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | Votes Withheld |
1. | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 545,732,433 | 100.00% | 3,893 | 0.00% | 545,736,326 | 277,396 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 544,463,976 | 99.72% | 1,549,279 | 0.28% | 546,013,255 | 467 |
3. | To declare a final dividend of 4 pence per ordinary share | 546,012,898 | 100.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 546,012,899 | 823 |
4. | To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company | 542,829,647 | 99.42% | 3,184,074 | 0.58% | 546,013,721 | 0 |
5. | To re-elect Sue Clark as a Director of the Company | 545,906,766 | 99.98% | 106,956 | 0.02% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
6. | To elect Patrick Cook as a Director of the Company | 544,887,036 | 99.79% | 1,125,863 | 0.21% | 546,012,899 | 823 |
7. | To re-elect Peter Gates as a Director of the Company | 545,710,859 | 99.94% | 302,863 | 0.06% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
8. | To re-elect Agust Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company | 545,710,036 | 99.94% | 303,686 | 0.06% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
9. | To re-elect Lydur Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company | 544,729,709 | 99.76% | 1,284,013 | 0.24% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
10. | To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company | 545,261,937 | 99.86% | 751,785 | 0.14% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
11. | To re-elect Todd Krasnow as a Director of the Company | 536,620,591 | 98.28% | 9,392,308 | 1.72% | 546,012,899 | 823 |
12. | To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company | 542,348,051 | 99.33% | 3,665,671 | 0.67% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
13. | To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company | 545,185,906 | 99.85% | 826,993 | 0.15% | 546,012,899 | 823 |
14. | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor | 546,009,829 | 100.00% | 3,893 | 0.00% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
15. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 543,421,041 | 99.53% | 2,592,681 | 0.47% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
16. | To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 546,005,920 | 100.00% | 6,979 | 0.00% | 546,012,899 | 823 |
17. | To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for financing/refinancing particular acquisitions and other capital investments | 545,183,743 | 99.85% | 829,979 | 0.15% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
18. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 544,461,565 | 99.72% | 1,546,254 | 0.28% | 546,007,819 | 5,903 |
19. | To allow a general meeting to be called on 14 clear days' notice | 545,491,124 | 99.90% | 522,598 | 0.10% | 546,013,722 | 0 |
Notes:
(a) The votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.
(b) Votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(c) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The Company's issued share capital as at 23 May 2019 is 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.
ENQUIRIES
Institutional investors and analysts:
Peter Gates, Chief Financial Officer
Sally Barrett-Jolley, Head of Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 20 7908 6143
Media:
Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
Catherine James, Will Smith, Jessica Reid
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949