Results of AGM & retirement of directors

RNS Number : 7921C

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

04 May 2012

 



Smurfit Kappa Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting and retirement of directors

Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting

Smurfit Kappa Group plc ("SKG" or "the Company") announces that all resolutions put to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 4 May 2012 were passed.  These resolutions are as set out the Notice of the Annual General Meeting which was posted to shareholders on 2 April 2012 and which is available on SKG's website www.smurfitkappa.com.  

SKG confirms that the following resolutions (Resolutions 7, 8 and 9 in the Notice of AGM), which constitute special business, were passed:

·    Renewal of the dis-application 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;

·    Renewal of the 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 shares; and

·    Renewal of the authority to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of SKG on not less than 14 clear days' notice, where the purpose of the meeting is to consider an ordinary resolution.

The Company also advises that copies of the above resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Copies of the resolutions have also been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and are available for inspection at:

Companies Announcements Office

The Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Retirement of directors

SKG also confirms that, as stated in the Annual Report for the year end 31 December 2011 and the Notice of Annual General Meeting, both of which were circulated to shareholders on 2 April 2012, Rolly van Rappard and Gordon Moore retired as non-executive Directors of SKG at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held on 4 May 2012.

4 May 2012

CONTACT:

Michael O'Riordan

Group Secretary

[phone].

 

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