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Hilton Food Group plc held its Annual General Meeting on May 20, 2024. All 17 proposed resolutions were duly passed on a poll by shareholders, with 'for' votes for individual resolutions ranging from 93.68% to 100.00%. A total of 66.60% of the company's 89,702,244 shares in issue as of May 16, 2024, were instructed for voting.
| Date | 20 May 2024 |
| Time | 14:43:42 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 1476P |
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: +44 (0) 1480 387214, email: [email protected]