20 May 2024 14:43
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 | 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 |
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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 16 May 2024 were 89,702,244 shares. 66.60% 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.hiltonfoods.com/investors/shareholder-information
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For further information, please contact:
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Neil George
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1480 387214, email: cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com
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