Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Result of AGM (9320J)

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RNS Number : 9320J

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

29 April 2022

29 April 2022

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, 29 April 2022, were duly passed by way of a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 6 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 7 to 10 (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 2022 (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 2021 
  and reports of Directors 
  and Statutory Auditor 
  thereon                        184,939,539   99.89      197,252    0.11   185,136,791            66,240 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 2 
  Consideration of 
  the Directors' Remuneration 
  Report                         169,400,028   94.02   10,766,949    5.98   180,166,977         5,036,054 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 3 
  Declaration of dividend        184,876,888   99.82      325,808    0.18   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(a) 
  Re-election of Irial 
  Finan                          172,819,337   93.31   12,383,258    6.69   185,202,595               436 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(b) 
  Re-election of Anthony 
  Smurfit                        183,625,537   99.15    1,577,159    0.85   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(c) 
  Re-election of Ken 
  Bowles                         183,850,933   99.27    1,351,663    0.73   185,202,596               435 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(d) 
  Re-election of Anne 
  Anderson                       178,336,352   96.29    6,866,344    3.71   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(e) 
  Re-election of Frits 
  Beurskens                      168,527,969   91.00   16,674,627    9.00   185,202,596               435 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(f) 
  Re-election of Carol 
  Fairweather                    184,249,378   99.49      953,318    0.51   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(g) 
  Re-election of Kaisa 
  Hietala                        184,249,478   99.49      953,218    0.51   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(h) 
  Re-election of James 
  Lawrence                       173,414,557   93.64   11,788,039    6.36   185,202,596               435 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(i) 
  Re-election of Lourdes 
  Melgar                         184,245,220   99.48      957,376    0.52   185,202,596               435 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(j) 
  Re-election of John 
  Moloney                        179,230,032   97.09    5,363,659    2.91   184,593,691           609,340 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(k) 
  Re-election of Jørgen 
  Buhl Rasmussen                 182,916,187   98.77    2,286,409    1.23   185,202,596               435 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 4(l) 
  Re-election of Gonzalo 
  Restrepo                       169,217,397   91.37   15,985,187    8.63   185,202,584               447 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 5 
  Remuneration of 
  the Statutory Auditor          184,993,091   99.89      197,307    0.11   185,190,398            12,633 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 6 
  Authority to allot 
  shares                         180,745,944   97.60    4,444,354    2.40   185,190,298            12,733 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 7 
  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                  183,917,733   99.31    1,272,763    0.69   185,190,496            12,535 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 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 a further 5% 
  of SKG's total issued 
  ordinary share capital 
  in connection with 
  an acquisition or 
  specified capital 
  investment                     182,149,212   98.36    3,041,284    1.64   185,190,496            12,535 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 9 
  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         184,491,779   99.66      634,642    0.34   185,126,421            76,610 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Resolution 10 
  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                     164,808,957   88.99   20,393,739   11.01   185,202,696               335 
                                ------------  ------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------------- 
 

* 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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