AGM Statement

RNS Number : 0000R

SAGA PLC

23 June 2015

 



23 June 2015

SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015

Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 23 June 2015

Saga plc (the "Company") announced the results of the voting at its Annual General Meeting held today at Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE. As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all Resolutions were decided by poll vote. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held. Resolutions 1-18 were passed as ordinary resolutions, Resolutions 19-21 were passed as special resolutions.

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES AGAINST	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES CAST IN TOTAL	% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1.	to receive and adopt the directors' report and accounts for year ended 31 January 2015	827,601,830	99.98	178,850	0.02	827,780,680	74.04%	1,134,682
2.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	814,029,424	98.38	13,430,293	1.62	827,459,717	74.01%	1,463,379
3.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	824,261,354	99.63	3,031,154	0.37	827,292,508	74.00%	1,631,155
4.	to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 January 2015 of 4.1p per ordinary share	828,074,598	100.00	33,265	0.00	828,107,863	74.07%	816,934
5.	to elect Andrew Goodsell as a director	823,830,921	99.63	3,094,827	0.37	826,925,748	73.96%	1,997,999
6.	to elect Lance Bachelor as a director	827,047,398	99.94	508,444	0.06	827,555,842	74.02%	1,366,855
7.	to elect Jonathan Hill as a director	827,064,890	99.94	462,047	0.06	827,526,937	74.02%	1,395,760
8a.	to elect Philip Green as a director (All)	258,991,981	99.21	2,063,545	0.79	261,055,526	23.35%	1,391,921
8b.	to elect Philip Green as a director (Independent Shareholders only)	825,466,264	99.75	2,063,545	0.25	827,529,809	74.02%	1,391,921
9a.	to elect Ray King as a director (All)	260,591,205	99.83	447,331	0.17	261,038,536	23.35%	1,411,978
9b.	to elect Ray King as a director (Independent Shareholders only)	827,065,488	99.95	447,331	0.05	827,512,819	74.02%	1,411,978
10a.	to elect Orna NiChionna as a director (All)	260,539,451	99.82	470,940	0.18	261,010,391	23.35%	1,439,073
10b.	to elect Orna NiChionna as a director (Independent Shareholders only)	827,013,734	99.94	470,940	0.06	827,484,674	74.01%	1,439,073
11a.	to elect Gareth Williams as a director (All)	259,822,550	99.82	473,030	0.18	260,295,580	23.28%	2,153,317
11b.	to elect Gareth Williams as a director (Independent Shareholders only)	826,296,833	99.94	473,030	0.06	826,769,863	73.95%	2,153,317
12.	to elect Pev Hooper as a director	815,491,150	99.49	4,179,633	0.51	819,670,783	73.32%	9,248,847
13.	to elect Charles Sherwood as a director	815,619,424	99.50	4,066,315	0.50	819,685,739	73.32%	9,237,441
14.	to elect James Arnell as a director	815,610,577	99.50	4,068,917	0.50	819,679,494	73.32%	9,244,736
15.	to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	826,648,380	99.84	1,312,154	0.16	827,960,534	74.06%	962,079
16.	to authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors	827,563,846	99.96	342,267	0.04	827,906,113	74.05%	1,017,550
17.	to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a specified amount	780,760,628	94.47	45,743,622	5.53	826,504,250	73.93%	2,419,413
18.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	825,548,520	99.76	1,993,332	0.24	827,541,852	74.02%	1,381,811
19.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders	817,264,621	98.95	8,633,437	1.05	825,898,058	73.87%	3,026,739
20.	to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	826,849,410	99.91	707,307	0.09	827,556,717	74.02%	1,368,080
21.	to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice	812,096,138	98.10	15,738,557	1.90	827,834,695	74.05%	1,089,052

1)    A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

2)    In accordance with LR.9.2.2ER, Resolutions 8, 9, 10 and 11 were approved by (a) all shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

3)    Resolutions 19- 21 inclusive have been proposed as special resolutions and required a 75% majority.

4)    The total voting rights of the Company as at 19^th June 2015, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 1,118,005,405.

5)    The results will be made available on the Company's website: www.corporate.saga.co.uk

6)    In accordance with LR.9.6.2 a document setting out the resolutions passed at the AGM concerning special business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

7)    Payment of final dividend will be made on 30 June to shareholders who were on the shareholder register on 5 June 2015.

Enquiries

Saga plc

Vicki Haynes, Company Secretary                                                                                                                                                             Tel: [phone]

Enbrook Park

Sandgate

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 3SE

 

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