Hilton Food Group PLC Result of AGM (3852A)

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RNS Number : 3852A

Hilton Food Group PLC

23 May 2023

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         %      VOTES AGAINST     %     TOTAL VOTES CAST   VOTES WITHHELD 
                                          FOR 
-----------------------------------  -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   1. Receive the Annual report and 
    financial statements              59,384,312   100.00%         1         0.00%      59,384,313         709,953 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   2. Approve the Directors' 
    Remuneration report               52,502,977   90.78%      5,333,206     9.22%      57,836,183        2,258,083 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   3. Re-elect Robert Watson as a 
    director                          57,288,052   96.48%      2,088,387     3.52%      59,376,439         717,827 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   4. Re-elect Philip Heffer as a 
    director                          60,083,634   99.99%        7,108       0.01%      60,090,742          3,524 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   5. Re-elect Matt Osborne as a 
    director                          60,083,709   99.99%        6,996       0.01%      60,090,705          3,524 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   6. Re-elect Christine Cross as a 
    director                          59,674,563   99.33%       402,413      0.67%      60,076,976          17,253 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   7. Re-elect Angus Porter as a 
    director                          59,623,982   99.25%       452,722      0.75%      60,076,704          17,525 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   8. Re-elect Rebecca Shelley as a 
    director                          59,055,837   99.32%       402,142      0.68%      59,457,979         636,250 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   9. Re-elect Patricia Dimond as a 
    director                          59,184,844   98.52%       891,861      1.48%      60,076,705          17,524 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   10. Re-appoint the auditors        59,447,637   98.95%       630,192      1.05%      60,077,829          16,400 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   11. Authorise the directors to 
    determine the auditors' 
    remuneration                      60,091,939   100.00%        19         0.00%      60,091,958          2,271 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   12. Declare a final dividend       60,092,143   100.00%        86         0.00%      60,092,229          2,000 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   13. Authorise the Directors to 
    allot shares                      60,082,506   99.99%        7,439       0.01%      60,089,945          4,284 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   14. Disapplication of 
    pre-emption rights*               57,195,316   95.20%      2,884,629     4.80%      60,079,945          14,284 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   15. Further disapplication of 
    pre-emption rights*               56,553,129   94.13%      3,526,816     5.87%      60,079,945          14,284 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   16. Authorise the Company to 
    purchase its own shares*          59,469,690   98.96%       622,539      1.04%      60,092,229          2,000 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
   17. General meetings: length of 
    notice*                           59,948,001   99.78%       134,186      0.22%      60,082,187          12,042 
                                     -----------  --------  --------------  ------  -----------------  --------------- 
 

* 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 19 May 2023 were 89,502,244 shares. 67.14% 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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