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Hilton Food Group plc
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Result of Annual General Meeting
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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:
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RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST | VOTES WITHHELD |
1. Receive the Annual report and financial statements | 76,317,837 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 76,317,837 | 457,752 |
2. Approve the Directors' Remuneration report | 75,694,907 | 98.60% | 1,076,932 | 1.40% | 76,771,839 | 3,750 |
3. Approve the Directors' Remuneration policy | 76,038,800 | 99.05% | 733,039 | 0.95% | 76,771,839 | 3,750 |
4. Re-elect Robert Watson as a director | 74,290,264 | 97.65% | 1,790,112 | 2.35% | 76,080,376 | 695,213 |
5. Re-elect Philip Heffer as a director | 76,768,462 | 100.00% | 3,000 | 0.00% | 76,771,462 | 4,127 |
6. Elect Matt Osborne as a director | 76,767,937 | 100.00% | 3,525 | 0.00% | 76,771,462 | 4,127 |
7. Re-elect Christine Cross as a director | 76,498,836 | 99.64% | 272,897 | 0.36% | 76,771,733 | 3,856 |
8. Re-elect Angus Porter as a director | 76,498,339 | 99.64% | 273,123 | 0.36% | 76,771,462 | 4,127 |
9. Re-elect Rebecca Shelley as a director | 76,044,705 | 99.64% | 272,626 | 0.36% | 76,317,331 | 458,258 |
10. Elect Patricia Dimond as a director | 76,638,210 | 99.83% | 133,252 | 0.17% | 76,771,462 | 4,127 |
11. Re-appoint the auditors | 76,034,668 | 99.04% | 737,171 | 0.96% | 76,771,839 | 3,750 |
12. Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 76,762,309 | 99.99% | 9,659 | 0.01% | 76,771,968 | 3,621 |
13. Declare a final dividend | 76,772,239 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 76,772,239 | 3,350 |
14. Authorise the Directors to allot shares | 76,723,828 | 99.94% | 48,140 | 0.06% | 76,771,968 | 3,621 |
15. Approval of new rules for International Sharesave Scheme | 76,771,414 | 100.00% | 10 | 0.00% | 76,771,424 | 4,165 |
16. Substantial property transaction | 76,047,683 | 99.06% | 724,285 | 0.94% | 76,771,968 | 3,621 |
17. Disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 76,077,513 | 99.10% | 694,455 | 0.90% | 76,771,968 | 3,621 |
18. Further disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 75,912,661 | 98.88% | 859,307 | 1.12% | 76,771,968 | 3,621 |
19. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* | 76,037,128 | 99.04% | 735,111 | 0.96% | 76,772,239 | 3,350 |
20. General meetings: length of notice* | 76,645,220 | 99.84% | 126,349 | 0.16% | 76,771,569 | 4,020 |
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* Special Resolution
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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 20 May 2022 were 89,114,932 shares. 86.15% of voting capital were instructed
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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.
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The proxy voting results will be placed onto the Company's website at https://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/en/investors/shareholder-meeting-documents/.
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For further information, please contact:
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Neil George
Company Secretary
Tel.: +44 (0) 1480 387207, email: cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com