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RNS Number : 6117L

Pochin's PLC

07 July 2014

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Pochin's PLC ("Pochin's" or the "Company")

Result of Extraordinary General Meeting of Independent Shareholders

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Independent Shareholders of Pochin's (being all of the Company's shareholders other than the members of the Cedric Pochin Concert Party, Michael Chadwick, his son Stephen and Quiros Limited) held at 11.00 a.m. this morning the votes cast, on a poll, in relation to the single resolution put to the meeting (being a resolution to approve the Midpoint Arrangements, as described in the Offer Document posted to shareholders on 12 June 2014 ("Offer Document")) were as follows:

Votes in favour of the resolution 2,434,675 votes (representing 99.41 per cent. of the votes cast)

Votes against the resolution 14,559 votes (representing 0.59 per cent. of the votes cast)

In addition, 7,750 votes were withheld.

Accordingly the resolution, as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Offer Document, was duly passed. As a result, Condition (ii) as set out in Section A of Appendix I to the Offer Document has been satisfied. The Offer from Middlewich, in respect of which the first closing date is at 1.00 p.m. today, currently remains subject to the other Conditions set out in Section A of Appendix I to the Offer Document.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, details of the resolution passed at the meeting held this morning will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott/nsm.do

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to then in the Offer Document.

Contact:

Pochin's PLC

   John Moss, Chief Executive                                01606 833 333

Nigel Rawlings, Finance Director

SPARK Advisory Partners Limited

   Sean Wyndham-Quin                                         0203 368 3553 
   Miriam Greenwood                                             0113 366 2270 
   Mark Brady                                                       0113 366 2268

SPARK Advisory Partners Limited, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by The Financial Conduct Authority, is acting for the Company in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of SPARK Advisory Partners Limited or for providing advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10(th) business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

A copy of this announcement will be made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in overseas jurisdictions) on the Company's website http://www.pochins.plc.uk/investor-relations/announcements by no later than 12 noon (London time) on 8 July 2014, being the day following the date of this announcement.

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