Premium Brands Holdings Corporation Announces its 2017 Annual General Meeting Results

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VANCOUVER, May 12, 2017 /CNW/ - Premium Brands Holdings Corporation ("Premium Brands" or the "Company") (TSX:PBH) announced the voting results from its 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders held today.  A total of 18,057,667 Common Shares or 60.47% of our issued and outstanding Common Shares were voted in connection with the annual general meeting.  Shareholders voted by a show of hands in favour of each item of business.  Based on proxies received prior to the meeting and votes tallied at the meeting, each director nominee was elected by a substantial majority as follows:

Johnny Ciampi	99.77%
Bruce Hodge	90.46%
Kathleen Keller-Hobson	99.92%
Hugh McKinnon	94.17%
George Paleologou	99.77%
John Zaplatynsky	99.77%

Additionally, the Company's advisory "say on pay" vote received 89.31% support based on proxies received prior to the meeting and votes tallied at the meeting. Full results of the votes are included as Appendix "A" to this press release.

About Premium Brands

Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Nevada, Ohio, Arizona and Washington State.  The Company services a diverse base of customers located across North America and its family of brands and businesses include Grimm's, Harvest, McSweeney's, Piller's, Freybe, Expresco, Belmont Meats, Hempler's, Isernio's, Fletcher's U.S., Direct Plus, Audrey's, SK Food Group, OvenPride, Bread Garden Go, Hygaard, Quality Fast Foods, Deli Chef, Creekside Bakehouse, Stuyver's Bakestudio, Island City Baking, Conte Foods, Larosa Fine Foods, Gourmet Chef, Duso's, Centennial Foodservice, B&C Food Distributors, Shahir, Wescadia, Harlan Fairbanks, Maximum Seafood, Ocean Miracle, Hub City Fisheries, Diana's Seafood, C&C Packing,  Premier Meats and Interprovincial Meat Sales.

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APPENDIX "A"

Voting Results - Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (the "Issuer")
May 12, 2017

Report of Voting Results
National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations
Section 11.3

Matters Voted Upon
1.	To fix the number of Directors to be elected at the Meeting at not more than six (6).	17,688,487      ( 98.53%) For	263,573          ( 1.47%) Against
2.(a)	To elect Johnny Ciampi as a Director of the Corporation.	17,473,159      ( 99.77%) For	39,718          ( 0.23%) Withheld
(b)	To elect Bruce Hodge as a Director of the Corporation.	15,841,704      ( 90.46%) For	1,671,173         ( 9.54%) Withheld
(c)	To elect Kathleen Keller-Hobson as a Director of the Corporation.	17,499,328      ( 99.92%) For	13,549          ( 0.08%) Withheld
(d)	To elect Hugh McKinnon as a Director of the Corporation.	16,491,844      ( 94.17%) For	1,021,033         ( 5.83%) Withheld
(e)	To elect George Paleologou as a Director of the Corporation.	17,473,392      ( 99.77%) For	39,485          ( 0.23%) Withheld
(f)	To elect John Zaplatynsky as a Director of the Corporation.	17,471,757      ( 99.77%) For	41,120          ( 0.23%) Withheld
3.	To approve the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year, and to authorize the Directors of the Corporation to fix the remuneration of such Auditors.	17,914,781       ( 99.79%) For	__37,228          ( 0.21%) Withheld
4.	To approve the Corporation's approach to executive compensation.	15,639,918       ( 89.31%) For	1,872,959        ( 10.69%) Against

Notes:
1.	Based on proxies received prior to the meeting and votes tallied at the meeting.
2.	17,952,060 Common Shares (99.42%) were voted by proxy.  105,607 Common Shares (0.58%) were voted in person at the Meeting.

SOURCE Premium Brands Holdings Corporation

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