The Sage Group plc
At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held today, 3 March 2009 the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the meeting.
All the resolutions were carried unanimously on a show of hands.
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Chairman's Discretion |
Abstain |
1. Receive Accounts |
947,069,034 |
1,306,548 |
270,467 |
24,178 |
2. Approve Dividend |
948,176,745 |
2,498 |
273,103 |
217,881 |
3. Re-elect Mr G S Berruyer |
939,241,487 |
9,148,507 |
272,787 |
7,446 |
4. Re-elect Mr T C W Ingram |
923,788,330 |
24,572,407 |
268,500 |
40,990 |
5. Re-appoint Auditors |
812,788,424 |
120,938,251 |
272,586 |
14,670,966 |
6. Approve Remuneration Report
|
922,414,247 |
9,995,456 |
277,056 |
15,983,468 |
7. Allotment of Securities |
947,039,981 |
1,338,670 |
269,884 |
21,692 |
8. Power to allot equity securities for cash |
948,002,648 |
372,140 |
274,664 |
20,775 |
9. Power to make market purchases of shares
|
948,226,517 |
161,818 |
276,858 |
5,034 |
10. Amendment to Articles of Association
|
947,959,367 |
158,369 |
276,755 |
275,736 |
11. Amendment to rules of The Sage Group Performance Share Plan |
867,924,234 |
63,227,838 |
288,644 |
17,229,511 |
END