17 Jul 2018 14:46
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 | 87,517,290 100%* | 0 0.00%* | 67,603 |
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report contained in the 2018 Annual report | 85,358,466 97.47%* | 2,219,309 2.53%* | 7,118 |
3 To declare a final dividend of 2.4p per ordinary share | 87,575,468 100%* | 0 0.00%* | 9,425 |
4 To re-elect Larry Pentz as a Director | 77,087,367 92.02%* | 6,687,233 7.98%* | 3,810,293 |
5 To re-elect Heejae Chae as a Director | 86,715,256 99.94%* | 53,862 0.06%* | 815,775 |
6 To re-elect Graham Hardcastle as a Director | 86,256,946 99.41%* | 512,172 0.59%* | 815,775 |
7 To re-elect Martin Sawkins as a Director | 79,850,718 91.18%* | 7,728,400 8.82%* | 5,775 |
8 To re-elect David Blackwood as a Director | 81,223,081 93.61%* | 5,546,896 6.39%* | 814,916 |
9 To elect Pierre Guyot as a Director | 86,633,533 99.84%* | 136,444 0.16%* | 814,916 |
10 To elect Brendan McAtamney as a Director | 86,636,133 99.85%* | 133,844 0.15%* | 814,916 |
11 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 85,511,618 97.66%* | 2,044,700 2.34%* | 28,575 |
12 To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor | 85,828,337 98.01%* | 1,740,081 1.99%* | 16,475 |
13 To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 72,117,853 82.37%* | 15,437,007 17.63%* | 30,033 |
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 99.59%* | 358,195 0.41%* | 28,633 |
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 96.43%* | 3,127,671 3.57%* | 28,633 |
16 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares | 71,055,140 97.64%* | 1,714,550 2.36%* | 14,815,203 |
17 To authorise the Company to make political donations | 70,362,601 96.72%* | 2,389,677 3.28%* | 14,832,615 |
* 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 +44 (0) 161 301 7400
Company Secretary
Numis Securities Limited: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Mark Lander/Richard Thomas
(Joint Broker/Nominated Adviser)