17th Dec 2007 16:40
Premier Foods plc17 December 2007 PREMIER FOODS PLC Result of EGM Premier Foods plc announces that at the Extraordinary General Meeting heldtoday, in connection with the rectification of dividends paid to shareholders inFebruary and July 2007 as set out in the circular sent to shareholders on 23November 2007, the resolution proposed at the meeting was unanimously passed ona show of hands. The item of special business approved at the EGM was: To authorise the directors to appropriate distributable profits to the paymentof the February 2007 Dividend and July 2007 Dividend; release the shareholdersfrom any connected claims against them; make any distributions involved in thegiving of releases out of the profits so appropriated; and release the directorsfrom any connected claims against them. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are as follows: For Against Witheld Number % Number % Number %Resolution 537,403,920 99.92 386,578 0.07 77,178 0.01 In total 537,867,676 votes were received from proxies, representing 63.68% ofthe Company's issued share capital. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of the special resolutionpassed at the meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and willbe available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document ViewingFacility which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The NorthColonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Andrew AstinCompany Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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