Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8758B

SAGA PLC

21 June 2016

 

21 June 2016

SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016

Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 21 June 2016

Saga plc (the "Company") announces that, at its AGM held earlier today at Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 18 May 2016 were passed following a poll on each resolution. 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 1-15 were passed as ordinary resolutions, Resolutions 16-18 were passed as special resolutions.

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES AGAINST	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES CAST IN TOTAL	VOTES WITHHELD
1.	to receive and adopt the directors' report and accounts for year ended 31 January 2016	725,130,410	99.92	572,037	0.08	726,483,639	781,192
2.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	661,486,807	91.20	63,828,867	8.80	726,474,388	1,158,714
3.	to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 January 2016 of 5.0p per ordinary share	725,772,857	100	26,423	0.00	726,494,204	694,924
4.	to re-elect Andrew Goodsell as a director	657,258,689	90.78	66,757,842	9.22	726,470,934	2,454,403
5.	to re-elect Lance Batchelor as a director	725,052,408	99.93	509,419	0.07	726,470,830	909,003
6.	to re-elect Jonathan Hill as a director	725,021,426	99.93	509,051	0.07	726,464,609	934,132

7.	to re-elect Philip Green as a director	723,783,622	99.77	1,633,031	0.23	726,472,463	1,005,810
8.	to re-elect Ray King as a director	724,937,291	99.92	572,328	0.08	726,460,284	950,665
9.	to re-elect Orna NiChionna as a director	724,832,886	99.91	677,495	0.09	726,464,868	954,487
10.	to re-elect Gareth Williams as a director	723,409,946	99.92	561,639	0.08	726,459,303	2,487,718
11.	to elect Bridget McIntyre as a director	725,198,187	99.96	313,767	0.04	726,458,988	947,034
12.	to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	722,991,511	99.96	282,751	0.04	726,469,282	3,195,020
13.	to authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors	725,254,691	99.95	355,285	0.05	726,460,324	850,348
14.	to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a specified amount	644,251,290	88.84	80,969,095	11.16	726,479,209	1,258,824
15.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	720,477,618	99.24	5,519,610	0.76	726,448,665	451,437
16.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders	661,164,490	91.94	57,986,528	8.06	726,467,100	7,316,082
17.	to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	772,019,576	99.53	3,443,670	0.47	726,459,630	996,384
18.	to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice	665,409,282	91.70	60,202,863	8.30	726,463,497	851,352

 

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

2) Resolutions 16-18 inclusive have been proposed as special resolutions and required a 75% majority.

3)  The total voting rights of the Company as at 17^th June 2016, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 1,118,005,405.

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

5) 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 

6) Payment of final dividend will be made on 30 June to shareholders who were on the shareholder             register on 13 May 2016.

Enquiries

Saga plc                                                                                                                           Tel: [phone]
Vicki Haynes,

Company Secretary                                                                                                                            

Enbrook Park

Sandgate

Folkestone
Kent
CT20 3SE

 

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