At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held on 2 March 2010 all the resolutions were passed by way of a poll. The votes cast were as follows:-
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
No. of Votes Cast |
% of Issued Share Capital |
1. Receive Accounts
|
922,493,307 |
11,279,409 |
10,630,425 |
933,772,716 |
71 |
2. Approve Dividend
|
944,241,125 |
2,111 |
159,906 |
944,243,236 |
72 |
3. Re-elect Ms R Markland
|
909,837,381 |
32,897,580 |
1,668,181 |
942,734,961 |
72 |
4. Re-elect Mr P A Walker
|
935,480,948 |
8,756,596 |
165,598 |
944, 237,544 |
72 |
5. Re-elect Mr P S Harrison
|
935,478,288 |
8,759,356 |
165,498 |
944,237,644 |
72 |
6. Re-elect Mr P L Stobart
|
935,480,088 |
8,758,159 |
164,895 |
944,238,247 |
72 |
7. Re-appoint Auditors
|
879,754,928 |
64,486,099 |
162,115 |
944,241,027 |
72 |
8. Approve Remuneration Report
|
905,083,941 |
35,247,698 |
4,071,502 |
940,331,639 |
72 |
9. Allotment of Securities
|
850,666,656 |
70,931,891 |
22,804,595 |
921,598,547 |
70 |
10. Power to allot equity securities for cash
|
942,211,726 |
1,977,762 |
213,654 |
944,189,488 |
72 |
11. Power to make market purchases of shares
|
944,038,241 |
203,478 |
161,423 |
944,241,719 |
72 |
12. Adopt new Articles of Association
|
944,046,573 |
157,651 |
198,918 |
944,204,224 |
72 |
13. General meeting to be held at not less than 14 days notice
|
899,364,558 |
44,863,041 |
175,543 |
944,227,599 |
72 |
Note: A vote 'withheld ' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution
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