Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Result of AGM (9268X)

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RNS Number : 9268X

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

28 April 2023

28 April 2023

Regulatory Announcement

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

("Smurfit Kappa" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

Smurfit Kappa announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held today, 28 April 2023, were duly passed by way of a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 7 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8 to 11 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each resolution was set out in the Notice of AGM which was posted and made available to shareholders on 28 March 2023 (the "Notice"). The Notice is available on the Company's website at https://www.smurfitkappa.com/investors/agm

The results of the poll in respect of each resolution are as follows:

 
 Resolution                          FOR         %       AGAINST       %        TOTAL        VOTES 
                                                                                VOTES       WITHHELD* 
 Resolution 1 
  Consideration of 
  financial statements 
  for the year ended 
  31 December 2022 
  and reports of Directors 
  and Statutory Auditor 
  thereon                        183,526,211    99.87      239,331    0.13   183,765,542      288,372 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 2 
  Consideration of 
  the Directors' Remuneration 
  Report                         156,754,868    86.51   24,437,034   13.49   181,191,902    2,862,012 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 3 
  Declaration of dividend        184,033,129   100.00           28    0.00   184,033,157       20,757 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 4 
  Election of Mary 
  Lynn Ferguson-McHugh           182,921,078    99.40    1,111,579    0.60   184,032,657       21,257 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(a) 
  Re-election of Irial 
  Finan                          170,528,077    92.66   13,504,695    7.34   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(b) 
  Re-election of Anthony 
  Smurfit                        182,718,562    99.29    1,314,210    0.71   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(c) 
  Re-election of Ken 
  Bowles                         182,023,740    98.91    2,009,032    1.09   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(d) 
  Re-election of Anne 
  Anderson                       176,192,113    95.74    7,840,659    4.26   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(e) 
  Re-election of Frits 
  Beurskens                      167,923,997    91.25   16,108,775    8.75   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(f) 
  Re-election of Carol 
  Fairweather                    182,159,673    98.98    1,873,099    1.02   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(g) 
  Re-election of Kaisa 
  Hietala                        182,070,994    98.93    1,961,778    1.07   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(h) 
  Re-election of James 
  Lawrence                       175,811,435    95.53    8,221,337    4.47   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(i) 
  Re-election of Lourdes 
  Melgar                         181,735,453    98.75    2,297,319    1.25   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5(j) 
  Re-election of Jørgen 
  Buhl Rasmussen                 181,049,811    98.38    2,982,961    1.62   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 6 
  Remuneration of 
  the Statutory Auditor          184,032,005   100.00          767    0.00   184,032,772       21,142 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 7 
  Authority to allot 
  shares                         179,502,235    97.54    4,530,807    2.46   184,033,042       20,872 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 8 
  Disapplication of 
  statutory pre-emption 
  rights in respect 
  of the allotment 
  of shares for cash 
  up to an aggregate 
  nominal value equal 
  to 5% of SKG's total 
  issued ordinary 
  share capital                  182,706,909    99.29    1,300,579    0.71   184,007,488       46,426 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 9 
  Disapplication of 
  statutory pre-emption 
  rights in respect 
  of the allotment 
  of shares for cash 
  up to an aggregate 
  nominal value equal 
  to a further 5% 
  of SKG's total issued 
  ordinary share capital 
  in connection with 
  an acquisition or 
  specified capital 
  investment                     181,434,919    98.60    2,572,569    1.40   184,007,488       46,426 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 10 
  Authority to make 
  market purchases 
  of the Company's 
  own shares up to 
  a maximum of 10% 
  of the number of 
  SKG's total issued 
  ordinary share capital         182,875,950    99.42    1,065,505    0.58   183,941,455      112,459 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 11 
  Authority to convene 
  an extraordinary 
  general meeting 
  of shareholders 
  of SKG on not less 
  than 14 days' notice, 
  where the purpose 
  of the meeting is 
  to consider an ordinary 
  resolution                     165,309,254    90.32   17,715,352    9.68   183,024,606    1,029,308 
                                ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 

* As a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law, it is not taken account in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against the resolution or in the Total Votes shown.

In accordance with the listing rules of the Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange, copies of all resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the Euronext Dublin and to the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at:

-- Euronext Dublin - https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling ; and

-- UK National Storage Mechanism - https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further information on the announcement, please contact:

Gillian Carson-Callan

Secretary

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

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