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Bakkavor Group PLC
20 May 2021
 

20 May 2021

Bakkavor Group plc

(the 'Company')

 

2021 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

The Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held today at 10.00 am at Fitzroy Place, 5th Floor, 8 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JJ.  All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 20 April 2021 and put to the meeting were decided on by a poll and were passed.

 

Resolutions 1 to 17 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 18 to 21 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).  The results for each resolution are set out below.

 


Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Total Votes Cast (Excluding Withheld)

% of ISC Voted *

Votes Withheld

1.

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

560,770,998

99.85%

832,593

0.15%

561,617,542

97.00%

423,772

2.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

556,221,222

98.97%

5,795,516

1.03%

562,030,689

97.00%

10,625

3.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

560,474,682

99.72%

1,552,056

0.28%

562,040,689

97.00%

625

4.

To declare a deferred final dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company for the year ended 28 December 2019 of 4 pence per share

562,026,563

100.00%

800

0.00%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

5.

To elect Ben Waldron as a Director of the Company

561,843,318

99.96%

184,045

0.03%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

6.

To elect Mike Edwards as a Director of the Company

561,859,341

99.97%

168,022

0.03%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

7.

To elect Umran Beba as a Director of the Company

562,012,469

99.99%

14,894

0.00%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

8.

To elect Jill Caseberry as a Director of the Company

561,911,521

99.98%

105,842

0.02%

562,031,314

97.00%

10,000

9.

To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company

561,058,393

99.83%

968,969

0.17%

562,041,313

97.00%

1

10.

To re-elect Agust Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company

561,863,570

99.97%

163,793

0.03%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

11.

To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company

561,994,829

99.99%

32,534

0.01%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

12.

To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company

561,726,018

99.95%

291,345

0.05%

562,031,314

97.00%

10,000

13.

To re-elect Lydur Gudmundsson as a Director of the Company

556,083,842

98.94%

5,942,995

1.06%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

14.

To re-elect Patrick Cook as a Director of the Company

549,386,208

97.75%

12,640,629

2.25%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

15.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company

560,130,095

99.66%

1,896,742

0.34%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

16.

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditord

562,025,587

100.00%

2,000

0.00%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

17.

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

559,090,974

99.48%

2,936,613

0.52%

562,041,314

97.00%

0

18.

To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights

562,010,231

99.99%

16,139

0.00%

562,040,847

97.00%

467

19.

To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for financing/refinancing particular acquisitions and other capital investments

558,446,212

99.36%

3,580,157

0.64%

562,040,846

97.00%

468

20.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

561,161,481

99.85%

842,112

0.15%

562,018,070

97.00%

23,244

21.

To allow a general meeting to be called on 14 clear days' notice

561,457,742

99.90%

568,895

0.10%

562,041,114

97.00%

200

 

* Based on total issued share capital as at 18 May 2021 of 579,425,585 Ordinary shares.

 

 

Votes of Independent Shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election and re-election of the Independent Non-executive Directors


Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Total Votes Cast

% of ISC Voted **

Votes Withheld

1.

To elect Umran Beba as a Director of the Company

127,514,781

99.98%

14,894

0.01%

127,543,626

88.00%

0

2.

To elect Jill Caseberry as a Director of the Company

127,413,833

99.91%

105,842

0.08%

127,533,626

88.00%

10,000

3.

To re-elect Simon Burke as a Director of the Company

126,560,705

99.23%

968,969

0.76%

127,543,625

88.00%

1

4.

To re-elect Denis Hennequin as a Director of the Company

127,497,141

99.96%

32,534

0.03%

127,543,626

88.00%

0

5.

To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director of the Company

127,228,330

99.76%

291,345

0.23%

127,533,626

88.00%

10,000

 

** Based on independent voting capital of 144,927,897, being total issued share capital of 579,425,585 Ordinary shares as at 18 May 2021, but excluding shares held by the controlling shareholders.

 

Notes:

a)   The votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.

b)   Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "For" total.

c)   The Company's issued share capital as at 18 May 2021 is 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

d)   The Company's issued share capital as at 20 May 2021 is 579,425,585 ordinary shares of 2 pence each.

e)   A "Vote Withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

f)    In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7-9, 11 and 12, inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

g)   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 FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

ENQUIRIES

Institutional investors and analysts:

Emily Daw, Head of Investor Relations                                                                       +44 (0) 20 7908 6114

Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary                          +44 (0) 20 7908 6130

Media:

Will Palfreyman, Tulchan Communications                                                                               +44 (0) 20 7353 4200

ABOUT BAKKAVOR

Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food ("FPF") in the UK, with a growing international presence in the US and China. The Group is the number one by market share in the UK in the four FPF product categories of meals, salads, desserts and pizza & bread, providing high-quality, fresh, healthy and convenient food. Its customers include some of the UK's leading grocery retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. The Group's International segment operates in the US and China. Bakkavor was founded in 1986 and has its headquarters in London. The Group has over 19,000 employees and operates 23 factories in the UK, 5 in the US and 9 in China.

 

LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949 

 

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