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Premier Foods PLC

AGM Information Apr 29, 2014

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Premier Foods plc

Incorporated in England & Wales, number 05160050

Registrable resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting 2014

The following special and ordinary business, was duly passed by the requisite majority at the Annual General Meeting of Premier Foods plc ("the Company") held on Tuesday 29 April 2014 at 11.00am at Holiday Inn - Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT:

Resolution 14 Authority to allot shares

That the directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company (in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006):

(a) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £27,453,592 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount allotted or granted under paragraph (b) below in excess of such sum); and

(b) comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £54,907,184 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (a) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:

(i) to ordinary Shareholders in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to their existing holdings; and

(ii) to holders of any other class of equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the directors otherwise consider necessary,

and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions or make any other arrangements as it may deem necessary or appropriate in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or by virtue of shares being represented by depository receipts or any other matter; such authorities to apply until the conclusion of the 2015 AGM or 29 July 2015, whichever is sooner, but, in each case, during this period the Company may make offers or enter into agreements that would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after the authority ends and the directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not ended.

Resolution 15 Renewal of the power to disapply pre-emption rights

That, if resolution 14 is passed, the directors be given power to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by that resolution and/or to sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such powers to be limited:

  • a. to the allotment of equity securities or the sale of treasury shares for cash in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities (in the case of the authority sought under resolution 14 (b), by way of a rights issue only):
  • Ĭ. to ordinary Shareholders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to their existing holdings; and

ii. ii. to holders of any other class of equity securities, as required by the rights of those securities or as the directors otherwise consider necessary.

and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions or make any other arrangements as it may deem necessary or appropriate in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or by virtue of shares being represented by depository receipts or any other matter; and

b. in the case of the authority granted under resolution 14(a), and/or in the case of any sale of treasury shares for cash, to the allotment (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) of equity securities or sale of treasury shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £4,118,038.

such power to apply until the conclusion of the 2015 AGM or 29 July 2015, whichever is sooner, but in each case, during this period, the Company may make offers or enter into agreements that would or might require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the power ends and the directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not ended.

Resolution 17 Approval of notice period for general meetings

That a general meeting other than an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

Resolution 18 Authority to make political donations

That, in accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act 2006 the Company and all companies which, at any time during the period for which this resolution has effect, are subsidiaries of the Company, be and are hereby authorised, in aggregate, to:

  • (i) make political donations to political organisations other than political parties not exceeding £50,000 in total: and
  • (ii) incur political expenditure not exceeding £50,000 in total.

(as such terms are defined in sections 363 to 365 of the Companies Act 2006) during the period commencing on the date of this resolution and ending at the conclusion of the 2015 AGM or 29 July 2015, whichever is sooner, provided that the aggregate amount of any such donations and expenditure shall not exceed £50,000.

Andrew McDonald General Counsel and Company Secretary

29 April 2014

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