Hilton Food Group PLC Result of AGM

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Hilton Food Group PLC

20 May 2024

 

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	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

 

* 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 16 May 2024 were 89,702,244 shares. 66.60% 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 https://www.hiltonfoods.com/investors/shareholder-information

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Neil George

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

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