Second Interim Dividend Payment

19 February 2016

HILTON FOOD GROUP PLC

SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT

The Board of Hilton Food Group plc announces that it will pay a second interim dividend of 9.2 pence per ordinary share. This second interim dividend combined with the first interim dividend of 4.1 pence per ordinary share means that the total paid so far for the 2015 financial year aggregates to 13.3 pence. In addition, a final dividend is expected to be announced with the preliminary results on 31 March 2016.The Company's policy of providing a dividend level that grows broadly in line with the underlying earnings of the Group remains unchanged.

The second interim dividend will be paid on 1 April 2016 to all shareholders on the register at the close of business on 4 March 2016. The ordinary shares will be ex dividend on 3 March 2016.

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