16 July 2026
Premier Foods plc ('Premier Foods' or the 'Company')
Annual General Meeting 2026
Results of AGM
Premier Foods announces that at the Company's AGM held today, all of the resolutions proposed were passed with the required majorities by way of a poll.
The poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website later today: www.premierfoods.co.uk
Resolution Votes for % Votes against % Total votes cast % of ISC voted Votes withheld* | 1. To receive the 2025/26 Annual Report. 741,752,993 100.00 33,109 0.00 741,786,102 85.38% 614,811 | 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. 734,232,587 98.91 8,120,779 1.09 742,353,366 85.45% 47,547 | 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. 719,334,807 97.36 19,525,863 2.64 738,860,670 85.04% 3,540,243 | 4. To approve a final dividend. 742,375,133 100.00 12,458 0.00 742,387,591 85.45% 13,322 | 5. To re-elect Colin Day as a director. 737,110,748 99.29 5,257,030 0.71 742,367,778 85.45% 33,135 | 6. To re-elect Alex Whitehouse as a director. 741,890,613 99.99 108,946 0.01 741,999,559 85.41% 401,354 | 7. To re-elect Duncan Leggett as a director. 741,648,779 99.90 720,033 0.10 742,368,812 85.45% 32,101 | 8. To re-elect Roisin Donnelly as a director. 737,436,443 99.34 4,905,385 0.66 742,341,828 85.44% 59,085 | 9. To re-elect Tim Elliott as a director. 737,443,775 99.34 4,898,017 0.66 742,341,792 85.44% 59,121 | 10. To re-elect Tania Howarth as a director. 742,281,982 99.99 83,176 0.01 742,365,158 85.45% 35,755 | 11. To re-elect Helen Jones as a director. 738,177,320 99.44 4,188,293 0.56 742,365,613 85.45% 35,300 | 12. To re-elect Yuichiro Kogo as a director. 742,222,509 99.98 115,281 0.02 742,337,790 85.44% 63,123 | 13. To re-elect Lorna Tilbian as a director. 735,150,938 99.03 7,189,476 0.97 742,340,414 85.44% 60,499 | 14. To re-elect Malcolm Waugh as a director. 742,291,053 99.99 75,679 0.01 742,366,732 85.45% 34,181 | 15. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor. 741,511,757 99.89 784,158 0.11 742,295,915 85.44% 104,998 | 16. To approve the remuneration of the auditor. 740,998,018 99.81 1,382,729 0.19 742,380,747 85.45% 20,166 | 17. To approve the authority to make political donations. 731,490,812 98.54 10,862,268 1.46 742,353,080 85.45% 47,833 | 18. To approve the authority to allot shares. 666,068,121 89.73 76,258,573 10.27 742,326,694 85.44% 74,219 | 19. To approve the authority to disapply pre-emption rights. 707,178,589 95.42 33,926,610 4.58 741,105,199 85.30% 1,295,714 | 20. To approve the authority to disapply pre-emption rights for an acquisition or a specified capital investment. 703,894,704 94.82 38,429,459 5.18 742,324,163 85.44% 76,750 | 21. To approve the notice period for general meetings. 731,630,006 98.56 10,724,219 1.44 742,354,225 85.45% 45,985 |
*A vote withheld is not counted as a vote in law and therefore is not counted in the % of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution. The total number of shares in issue as at 14 July 2026 (Issued Share Capital ('ISC')) was 868,795,815 ordinary shares of 10p each.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions in respect of the special business approved at the AGM will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism (NSM), and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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For further information contact:
Simon Rose
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tel: 01727 815850
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