Scapa Group PLC Result of AGM (9260U)

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RNS Number : 9260U

Scapa Group PLC

17 July 2018

17 July 2018

LEI No. 213800QIPVTK5ES5UU36

Scapa Group plc

('Scapa' or 'the Company')

Result of AGM

Scapa Group plc (AIM: SCPA) is pleased to announce that all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were duly passed by shareholders, by way of a poll, at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 17 July 2018, as set out in the table below:-

 
  Resolution                                                For       Against     Withheld 
1 To receive the Accounts and Reports of the 
 Directors and Auditors for the year ended 
 31 March 2018                                          87,517,290      0         67,603 
                                                           100%*      0.00%* 
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report 
 contained in the 2018 Annual report                    85,358,466  2,219,309     7,118 
                                                          97.47%*     2.53%* 
3 To declare a final dividend of 2.4p per 
 ordinary share                                         87,575,468      0         9,425 
                                                           100%*      0.00%* 
4 To re-elect Larry Pentz as a Director                 77,087,367  6,687,233   3,810,293 
                                                          92.02%*     7.98%* 
5 To re-elect Heejae Chae as a Director                 86,715,256    53,862     815,775 
                                                          99.94%*     0.06%* 
6 To re-elect Graham Hardcastle as a Director           86,256,946   512,172     815,775 
                                                          99.41%*     0.59%* 
7 To re-elect Martin Sawkins as a Director              79,850,718  7,728,400     5,775 
                                                          91.18%*     8.82%* 
8 To re-elect David Blackwood as a Director             81,223,081  5,546,896    814,916 
                                                          93.61%*     6.39%* 
9 To elect Pierre Guyot as a Director                   86,633,533   136,444     814,916 
                                                          99.84%*     0.16%* 
10 To elect Brendan McAtamney as a Director             86,636,133   133,844     814,916 
                                                          99.85%*     0.15%* 
11 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of 
 the Company                                            85,511,618  2,044,700     28,575 
                                                          97.66%*     2.34%* 
12 To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration 
 of the auditor                                         85,828,337  1,740,081     16,475 
                                                          98.01%*     1.99%* 
13 To authorise the Directors to allot shares           72,117,853  15,437,007    30,033 
                                                          82.37%*     17.63%* 
14 To authorise the Directors to dis-apply 
 pre-emption rights in relation to the customary 
 5% power pursuant to the statement of principles 
 dis-applying pre-emption rights                        87,198,065   358,195      28,633 
                                                          99.59%*     0.41%* 
15 To authorise the Directors to dis-apply 
 pre-emption rights in relation to the additional 
 5% power to be used in connection with an 
 acquisition or a specified capital investment          84,428,589  3,127,671     28,633 
                                                          96.43%*     3.57%* 
16 To authorise the Company to make market 
 purchases of its own shares                            71,055,140  1,714,550   14,815,203 
                                                          97.64%*     2.36%* 
17 To authorise the Company to make political 
 donations                                              70,362,601  2,389,677   14,832,615 
                                                          96.72%*     3.28%* 
 

* as a percentage of votes cast

Retirement and change of roles

The Company confirms that, as previously notified, Richard Perry has today retired as Senior Independent Director and a Director following the Annual General Meeting, and will be succeeded as Senior Independent Director by David Blackwood.

For further information:

Scapa Group plc:

Wendy Baker [phone]

Company Secretary

Numis Securities Limited: [phone]

Mark Lander/Richard Thomas

(Joint Broker/Nominated Adviser)

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