High Liner announces details of 2010 Annual General and Special Meeting of
Shareholders

LUNENBURG, NS, March 25 /CNW/ - High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX:HLF; HLF.A) will hold its April 6, 2010 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders at the World Trade and Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The meeting will commence at 11:30 a.m. AT (10:30 a.m. ET).

The Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will also be available via a live webcast at http://www.highlinerfoods.com/inside.asp?cmPageID=71. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for one year.

About High Liner Foods Incorporated

High Liner Foods Incorporated is a leading North American processor and marketer of prepared, value-added frozen seafood. High Liner's branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner(R), Fisher Boy(R), Mirabel(R) and Sea Cuisine(TM) labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores. The Company also sells its High Liner(R), FPI(R) and Mirabel(R) food service products to restaurants and institutions, and is a major supplier of private label seafood products to North American food retailers and food service distributors. High Liner Foods is a publicly traded Canadian company, trading under the symbols HLF and HLF.A on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

For further information about the Company, please visit our website at www.highlinerfoods.com or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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For further information: Kelly Nelson, Vice President Corporate Services & Chief Financial Officer, High Liner Foods Incorporated, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Trevor Heisler, Investor Relations, The Equicom Group Inc., Tel: [phone] ext.270, [email protected]