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GNC Greencore Group Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Greencore Group Plc LSE:GNC London Ordinary Share IE0003864109 ORD 1P (CDI)
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 129.80 129.60 130.00 130.80 129.60 130.00 2,367,944 12:50:53
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Pickld Fruit,veg,sauce,seas 1.91B 35.9M 0.0750 17.33 622.11M

Greencore Group PLC Results of EGM (6761G)

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Greencore Group PLC

07 November 2018

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

For Immediate Release

GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Results of Extraordinary General Meeting

7 November 2018

The Board of Greencore Group plc ("Greencore" or the "Group") announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held earlier today, the Resolutions to approve the disposal of its entire US business ("Greencore US") as well as to allow flexibility to implement a Special Dividend and to approve an accompanying customary Share Consolidation, details of which were set out in the Circular dated 15 October 2018 (the "Circular"), were duly approved.

Details of the total votes received in relation to each of the Resolutions are as follows:

 
                      Votes FOR     Votes AGAINST   Total Votes      Number of 
                                                     Cast and %       Votes Withheld 
                                                     of Issued 
                                                     Share Capital 
                                                     (Excluding 
                                                     Withheld) 
 Resolution 
  1: 
 
  To approve 
  the disposal        467,422,039   14,238,403      481,660,442 
  of Greencore 
  US                   (97.04%)      (2.96%)         (68.13%)        58,385 
                     ------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 
  2: 
 
  To approve 
  the creation 
  of distributable 
  reserves through 
  the cancellation 
  of the Company's    469,014,141   12,976,360      481,990,501 
  share premium 
  account              (97.31%)      (2.69%)         (68.18%)        149,446 
                     ------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 
  3: 
 
  To approve 
  the amendment 
  of the Company's    468,603,387   13,339,054      481,942,441 
  Articles of 
  Association          (97.23%)      (2.77%)         (68.17%)        152,533 
                     ------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 
  4: 
 
  To approve          395,990,198   86,063,244      482,053,442 
  the share 
  consolidation        (82.15%)      (17.85%)        (68.19%)        86,505 
                     ------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

The Board of Greencore welcome the results of the vote on each of the resolutions and will consider the views received from all shareholders further in due course.

To date, Greencore has received sufficient waivers pursuant to the Debt Agreements (as defined in the Circular to shareholders dated 15 October 2018) to allow the payment and declaration of the Special Dividend in line with the intentions set out in the Circular.

Greencore also confirms that it has received the regulatory US anti-trust clearance for the proposed sale of its US business as is required under the Hart Scott Rodino Act. Accordingly, all material conditions to the consummation of the Transaction have now been met, and Greencore expects the sale to complete in late November 2018.

Copies of the resolutions approved are as set out in the Notice of the EGM included at pages 69 - 71 of the Circular and have been provided to the Financial Conduct Authority for publication through its document viewing facility. For further details, please refer to the Circular, which is available on the Company's website www.greencore.com.

Terms defined in the Circular have the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless otherwise defined.

Enquiries

Greencore

Patrick Coveney, Chief Executive Officer +353 (0) 1 486 3313

Eoin Tonge, Chief Financial Officer

+353 (0) 1 486 3316

Jack Gorman, Head of Investor Relations +353 (0) 1 486 3308

Greenhill & Co. International LLP - Sponsor and Joint Financial Adviser +44 (0) 20 7198 7400

Seamus Moorhead, David Wyles, Dean Rodrigues

Goldman Sachs International - Joint Financial Adviser +44 (0) 20 7774 1000

Anthony Gutman, Asad Ali, Owain Evans, Jimmy Bastock

Powerscourt +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

Rob Greening, Sam Austrums

Drury | Porter Novelli

+353 (0) 1 260 5000

Billy Murphy, Louise Walsh

IMPORTANT NOTICES

This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. Greencore shareholders are advised to read carefully the Circular. Any response to the Transaction should be made only on the basis of the information in the Circular.

Each of Greenhill & Co. International LLP ("Greenhill"), which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA, and Goldman Sachs International ("Goldman Sachs"), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated by the FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK, is acting exclusively for Greencore and no one else in connection with the Transaction and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Transaction and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than Greencore for providing the protections afforded to its clients, or for providing advice in connection with the Transaction, the contents of this announcement or any other transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to in this announcement as relevant. Goldman Sachs and its affiliates have provided various investment banking, financial advisory and other services for Greencore and are providing financing services to Hearthside for which they will receive customary fees.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Greenhill or Goldman Sachs under the FSMA, as amended, or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Greenhill and Goldman Sachs accept no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Greencore, the Transaction, or any other matter referred to herein. Subject to applicable law, each of Greenhill and Goldman Sachs accordingly disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

Announcements related to the Transaction contain statements about Greencore and the Retained Group that are or may be forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in announcements related to the Transaction may be forward-looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets", "should", "continue", "plans", "believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "estimates", "projects" or words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and statements relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, future capital-raising activities, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Greencore's or the Retained Group's operations and potential effects the Transaction; and (iii) the effects of government regulation on Greencore's or the Retained Group's business.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that are difficult to predict and outside of Greencore's or the Retained Group's ability to control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the actual results of Greencore's or the Retained Group's operations and the development of the markets and the industry in which Greencore or the Retained Group operates, may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in announcements related to the Transaction. In addition, even if Greencore's or the Retained Group's business results of operations, financial position and/or prospects, and the development of the markets and the industry in which Greencore or the Retained Group operates, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in announcements related to the Transaction, those results and developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. A number of factors could cause results and developments of Greencore or the Retained Group to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including, without limitation:

-- the performance of Greencore's and, following the Transaction, the Retained Group's customers may be adversely impacted by changing retail and industry structure, which in turn may affect Greencore's and, following the Transaction, the Retained Group's performance;

-- demand for Greencore's and, following the Transaction, the Retained Group's products may be affected by changes in consumer behaviour and demand and changes in consumer legislation;

-- Greencore's and, following the following the Transaction, the Retained Group's success may depend on their customers' brands, reputations and relationships;

-- following the Transaction, an impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets would adversely affect Greencore's business and financial condition; and

   --      other factors discussed in more detail in the Circular. 

The forward-looking statements therein speak only at the date of this announcement and shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Save as required by the Market Abuse Regulations, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Listing Rules or by law, Greencore undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements and will not publicly release any revisions it may make to these forward-looking statements that may occur due to any change in its or the Retained Group's expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

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