Hilton Foods Regulatory News (HFG)

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18 October 2017

Hilton Food Group plc ("Hilton" or the "Company")

Publication and Posting of Shareholder Circular

Further to the announcement made earlier today regarding the proposed acquisition of Icelandic Group UK Limited and associated placing of new ordinary shares, Hilton announces that the shareholder circular (the "Circular") relating to the acquisition (the "Transaction") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority.

Copies of the Circular will be posted to Hilton's shareholders by no later than 18 October 2017. The Transaction is subject to the approval of Hilton's shareholders, and accordingly, the Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of Hilton's shareholders, which is to be held at 10 a.m. on 6 November 2017 at 2 - 8 The Interchange, Latham Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE. Shareholders may appoint a proxy by completing the form of proxy enclosed with the Circular. Alternatively, proxy appointments may be completed electronically. The procedures and timings for the appointment of a proxy are set out in the notes to the notice of the general meeting at the back of the Circular.

The Circular will be made available on Hilton's website www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com and will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where it will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. Copies of the Circular will also be available for inspection during usual business hours on any business day, free of charge, at the offices of Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3TW, from the date of this document up to and including the date of the General Meeting.

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