Incident at Dunstable Site

Scapa Group plc ("Scapa" or "the Group")

Incident at Dunstable Site

Scapa sadly announces that an accident occurred last night at its Dunstable site, which has resulted in the death of one of the Group's employees.

The Board, on behalf of everyone at Scapa, offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.  

Scapa has launched a full and immediate investigation into the accident. Further information will be given as this investigation progresses.

Heejae Chae, Chief Executive, said:

"It is with great sadness that I confirm a fatal accident at our Dunstable site. I and all my colleagues at Scapa offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased."   

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Scapa Group plc                                        Heejae Chae - Chief Executive                                Tel: 0161 301 7430

Numis Securities Limited                     Mark Lander, Richard Thomas                                   Tel: 020 7260 1000

(Nominated Adviser/Joint Broker)

Berenberg                                                   Chris Bowman                                                                 Tel: 020 3207 7800

(Joint Broker)

Weber Shandwick                                   Nick Oborne                                                                     Tel: 0207 067 0000