The Sage Group plc
At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held on 1st March 2016 all of 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 Annual Report & Accounts |
786,783,328 |
3,200,659 |
809,090 |
789,983,987 |
73.19% |
2. |
Approve dividend |
790,042,542 |
22,859 |
727,676 |
790,065,401 |
73.20% |
3. |
Re-elect Mr D H Brydon |
774,221,712 |
15,351,958 |
1,219,407 |
789,573,670 |
73.16% |
4. |
Re-elect Mr N Berkett |
784,551,191 |
5,510,744 |
731,142 |
790,061,935 |
73.20% |
5. |
Re-elect Mr J W D Hall |
783,408,708 |
6,653,322 |
731,047 |
790,062,030 |
73.20% |
6. |
Re-elect Mr S Hare |
783,563,436 |
6,495,234 |
734,407 |
790,058,670 |
73.20% |
7. |
Re-elect Mr J Howell |
776,509,917 |
6,153,272 |
8,129,888 |
782,663,189 |
72.52% |
8. |
Re-elect Mr S Kelly |
784,317,440 |
5,744,662 |
730,975 |
790,062,102 |
73.20% |
9. |
Re-elect Ms I Kuznetsova |
784,540,061 |
5,522,860 |
730,156 |
790,062,921 |
73.20% |
10. |
Re-elect Ms R Markland |
775,890,909 |
13,088,207 |
1,813,961 |
788,979,116 |
73.10% |
11. |
Re-appoint auditors |
790,011,968 |
49,594 |
731,515 |
790,061,562 |
73.20% |
12. |
Power to determine auditor remuneration |
789,811,951 |
252,787 |
728,339 |
790,064,738 |
73.20% |
13. |
Approve Remuneration Report |
772,197,384 |
15,684,604 |
2,911,089 |
787,881,988 |
73.00% |
14. |
Approve Remuneration Policy |
767,613,442 |
20,268,897 |
2,910,738 |
787,882,339 |
73.00% |
15. |
Power to allot shares |
766,747,206 |
20,842,395 |
3,203,476 |
787,589,601 |
72.97% |
16. |
Approve the Sage Save and Share Plan |
782,897,589 |
7,017,318 |
878,170 |
789,914,907 |
73.19% |
17. |
Power to allot equity securities for cash |
788,593,965 |
1,072,668 |
1,126,444 |
789,666,633 |
73.16% |
18. |
Power to make market purchases |
789,921,249 |
141,854 |
729,974 |
790,063,103 |
73.20% |
19. |
General meetings to be held on not less than 14 days' notice |
735,081,105 |
54,981,259 |
730,712 |
790,062,364 |
73.20% |
Note: A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution
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