Bakkavor Group PLC Result of AGM (0249A)

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RNS Number : 0249A

Bakkavor Group PLC

23 May 2019

23 May 2019

Bakkavor Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Bakkavor Group plc ("Bakkavor" or "the Company") 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 5 April 2019 and put to the meeting were voted on by a poll and duly passed by the Shareholders.

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 Against   %       Total Votes   Votes Withheld 
                                                                                           Cast 
       To receive the 
        Annual Report and 
 1.     Accounts                          545,732,433   100.00%   3,893           0.00%   545,736,326   277,396 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 2.     Report                            544,463,976   99.72%    1,549,279       0.28%   546,013,255   467 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To declare a final 
        dividend of 4 pence 
 3.     per ordinary share                546,012,898   100.00%   1               0.00%   546,012,899   823 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Simon 
        Burke as a Director 
 4.     of the Company                    542,829,647   99.42%    3,184,074       0.58%   546,013,721   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Sue 
        Clark as a Director 
 5.     of the Company                    545,906,766   99.98%    106,956         0.02%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To elect Patrick 
        Cook as a Director 
 6.     of the Company                    544,887,036   99.79%    1,125,863       0.21%   546,012,899   823 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Peter 
        Gates as a Director 
 7.     of the Company                    545,710,859   99.94%    302,863         0.06%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Agust 
        Gudmundsson as 
        a Director of the 
 8.     Company                           545,710,036   99.94%    303,686         0.06%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Lydur 
        Gudmundsson as 
        a Director of the 
 9.     Company                           544,729,709   99.76%    1,284,013       0.24%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Denis 
        Hennequin as a 
        Director of the 
 10.    Company                           545,261,937   99.86%    751,785         0.14%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Todd 
        Krasnow as a Director 
 11.    of the Company                    536,620,591   98.28%    9,392,308       1.72%   546,012,899   823 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect Jane 
        Lodge as a Director 
 12.    of the Company                    542,348,051   99.33%    3,665,671       0.67%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To appoint 
       PricewaterhouseCoopers 
       LLP as Auditor 
 13.   of the Company                     545,185,906   99.85%    826,993         0.15%   546,012,899   823 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to determine 
        the remuneration 
 14.    of the Auditor                    546,009,829   100.00%   3,893           0.00%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
 15.    shares                            543,421,041   99.53%    2,592,681       0.47%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To empower the 
        Directors to disapply 
 16.    pre-emption rights                546,005,920   100.00%   6,979           0.00%   546,012,899   823 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To empower the 
        Directors to disapply 
        pre-emption rights 
        for financing/refinancing 
        particular acquisitions 
        and other capital 
 17.    investments                       545,183,743   99.85%    829,979         0.15%   546,013,722   0 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to purchase 
 18.    its own shares                    544,461,565   99.72%    1,546,254       0.28%   546,007,819   5,903 
      ---------------------------------  ------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
       To allow a general 
        meeting to be called 
        on 14 clear days' 
 19.    notice                            545,491,124   99.90%    522,598         0.10%   546,013,722   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 Company's issued share capital as at 23 May 2019 is 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

ENQUIRIES

Institutional investors and analysts:

Peter Gates, Chief Financial Officer

Sally Barrett-Jolley, Head of Corporate Affairs [phone]

Media:

Tulchan Communications [phone]

Catherine James, Will Smith, Jessica Reid

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949

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