Last checked at 21 May 2020 14:03
Hilton Food Group plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
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:
RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST | VOTES WITHHELD |
1. Receive the Annual report and financial statements | 66,787,836 | 99.54 | 307,504 | 0.46 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
2. Approve the Directors' remuneration report | 65,250,026 | 97.25 | 1,845,314 | 2.75 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
3. Elect Rebecca Shelley as a director | 67,094,336 | 100.00 | 1,000 | 0.00 | 67,095,336 | 4 |
4. Re-elect Robert Watson as a director | 60,107,481 | 91.62 | 5,497,671 | 8.38 | 65,605,152 | 1,490,188 |
5. Re-elect Philip Heffer as a director | 67,095,336 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67,095,336 | 4 |
6. Re-elect Nigel Majewski as a director | 67,095,336 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67,095,336 | 4 |
7. Re-elect Christine Cross as a director | 66,552,924 | 99.19 | 542,412 | 0.81 | 67,095,336 | 4 |
8. Re-elect John Worby as a director | 66,136,141 | 99.98 | 11,419 | 0.02 | 66,147,560 | 947,780 |
9. Re-elect Angus Porter as a director | 67,095,336 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67,095,336 | 4 |
10. Re-appoint the auditors | 64,364,152 | 95.93 | 2,731,188 | 4.07 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
11. Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 67,064,267 | 99.95 | 31,073 | 0.05 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
12. Declare a final dividend | 67,095,340 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
13. Authorise the Directors to allot shares | 63,452,753 | 94.57 | 3,642,587 | 5.43 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
14. Disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 67,072,244 | 99.97 | 22,551 | 0.03 | 67,094,795 | 545 |
15. Further disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 66,389,744 | 98.95 | 705,051 | 1.05 | 67,094,795 | 545 |
16. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* | 66,399,066 | 98.96 | 696,274 | 1.04 | 67,095,340 | 0 |
17. Adopt articles of association* | 67,093,191 | 100.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 67,093,195 | 2,145 |
18. General meetings: length of notice* | 66,995,725 | 99.85 | 97,658 | 0.15 | 67,093,383 | 1,957 |
* Special Resolution
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 19 May 2020 were 81,726,022 shares. 82.10% of voting capital were instructed
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.
The proxy voting results will be placed onto the Company's website at http://www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com/agm-2020.
For further information, please contact:
Neil George
Company Secretary
Tel.: +44 (0) 1480 387207, email: cosec@hiltonfoodgroup.com