High Liner Foods Announces Voting Results of the May 12, 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

HALIFAX, May 13, 2015 /CNW/ - High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF) ("High Liner Foods" or "the Company") announced today the results of the voting submitted at the Company's annual general meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders (the "Shareholders") held yesterday, May 12, 2015.

Election of Directors:

On a vote by ballot, each of the twelve nominees set forth in the Company's 2015 Management Information Circular (the "Circular") was elected as a director of the Company. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

NOMINEE	FOR	%	WITHHOLD	%
ALAN BELL	23,390,018	99.96%	10,418	0.04%
DEREK H.L. BUNTAIN	22,869,997	97.73%	530,439	2.27%
JAMES G. COVELLUZZI	18,707,562	79.95%	4,692,874	20.05%
HENRY E. DEMONE	23,141,894	98.90%	258,542	1.10%
ROBERT P. DEXTER	22,754,751	97.24%	645,685	2.76%
ANDREW HENNIGAR	23,251,018	99.36%	149,418	0.64%
DAVID J. HENNIGAR	18,900,447	80.77%	4,499,989	19.23%
SHELLY L. JAMIESON	23,353,132	99.80%	47,304	0.20%
M. JOLENE MAHODY	22,849,596	97.65%	550,840	2.35%
R. ANDY MILLER	22,982,096	98.21%	418,340	1.79%
ROBERT L. PACE	22,853,650	97.66%	546,786	2.34%
FRANK B.H. VAN SCHAAYK	23,255,472	99.38%	144,964	0.62%

In addition, following the Meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Keith Decker, President & CEO of the Company, to the Board of High Liner Foods.

Appointment of Auditors

On a vote by ballot, Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as auditors for 2015 with remuneration to be fixed by the directors. Detailed results are shown below.

	FOR	%	AGAINST	%
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS	22,062,774	94.28%	1,337,902	5.72%

Advisory Resolution

On a vote by ballot, the advisory resolution to accept the approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Circular was approved, with the detailed results shown below.

	FOR	%	AGAINST	%
ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	21,332,295	91.16%	2,068,381	8.84%

About High Liner Foods Incorporated

High Liner Foods Incorporated is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood.  High Liner Foods' retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, and effective October 7, 2014, C. Wirthy labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores.  The Company also sells branded products to restaurants and institutions under the High Liner, Icelandic Seafood, FPI, Viking, Mirabel, Samband of Iceland and American Pride Seafood labels and is a major supplier of private label value-added seafood products to North American food retailers and foodservice distributors.  High Liner Foods is a publicly traded Canadian company, trading under the symbol HLF 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].

SOURCE High Liner Foods Incorporated

Tim Rorabeck, Secretary, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, High Liner Foods Incorporated, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Heather Keeler-Hurshman, CA, Director, Investor Relations and External Reporting, High Liner Foods Incorporated, Tel: [phone], [email protected]