Bakkavor Group PLC Result of AGM (0806P)

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RNS Number : 0806P

Bakkavor Group PLC

23 May 2018

23 May 2018

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Bakkavor Group plc ("Bakkavor") was held today at 9.30am at Fitzroy Place, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ. All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 9 April 2018 were duly passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.

Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.

 
       Resolution                          Votes For     %        Votes       %      Total Votes   Votes 
                                                                   Against            Cast          Withheld 
       To receive the 
        Annual Report 
 1.     and Accounts                       527,779,187   99.99    74,000      0.01   527,858,211   5,024 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 2.     Policy                             525,675,523   99.73    1,428,523   0.27   527,858,210   754,164 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 3.     Report                             526,151,177   99.68    1,707,033   0.32   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Robert 
        Berlin as a Director 
 4.     of the Company                     525,679,328   99.59    2,178,882   0.41   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Simon 
        Burke as a Director 
 5.     of the Company                     527,536,814   99.94    321,396     0.06   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Sue 
        Clark as a Director 
 6.     of the Company                     527,549,476   99.94    308,735     0.06   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Peter 
        Gates as a Director 
 7.     of the Company                     527,532,476   99.94    325,735     0.06   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Agust 
        Gudmundsson as 
        a Director of 
 8.     the Company                        527,532,476   99.94    325,735     0.06   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Lydur 
        Gudmundsson as 
        a Director of 
 9.     the Company                        526,167,558   99.68    1,690,652   0.32   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Denis 
        Hennequin as 
        a Director of 
 10.    the Company                        526,220,561   99.94    326,419     0.06   527,858,210   1,311,230 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Todd 
        Krasnow as a 
        Director of the 
 11.    Company                            525,176,985   99.62    1,998,874   0.38   527,858,210   682,351 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To elect Jane 
        Lodge as a Director 
 12.    of the Company                     527,061,115   99.85    797,096     0.15   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
        Deloitte LLP 
        as Auditor of 
 13.    the Company                        526,120,952   99.67    1,737,258   0.33   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to determine 
        the remuneration 
 14.    of the Auditor                     527,549,476   99.94    308,735     0.06   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 15.    to allot shares                    527,858,063   100.00   148         0.00   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To empower the 
        Directors to 
        disapply pre-emption 
 16.    rights                             527,857,544   100.00   667         0.00   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To empower the 
        Directors to 
        disapply pre-emption 
        rights for financing/refinancing 
        particular acquisitions 
        and other capital 
 17.    investments                        526,429,168   99.73    1,429,042   0.27   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company to 
        purchase its 
 18.    own shares                         525,680,547   99.59    2,177,663   0.41   527,858,210   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
       To allow a general 
        meeting to be 
        called on 14 
 19.    clear days' notice                 527,744,162   99.98    114,049     0.02   527,858,211   0 
      ----------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

(a) The votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.

(b) Votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(c) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The total number of shares in issue on 23 May 2018 was 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

ENQUIRIES

Company Secretarial:

Simon Witham, General Counsel and Company Secretary [phone]

[e-mail]

Institutional investors and analysts:

Tamarin Bibow, Head of Investor Relations [phone]

Media enquiries:

Tulchan Communications [phone]

Will Smith, Jessica Reid

About Bakkavor

Bakkavor is the leading provider in the large and fast-growing UK Fresh Prepared Food (FPF) market, which consists of the four categories of Meals, Salads, Desserts and Pizza & Bread, and has a growing international presence in the US and China.

In the UK the Group is the number one producer by market share in all four FPF categories, supplying all of the UK's leading grocery retailers, including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.

The International segment has operations in the US and China, supplying both retail and foodservice customers.

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

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