At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held on 1 March 2013 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 Accounts
|
856,665,316 |
265,876 |
543,110 |
856,931,192 |
71% |
2. Approve Dividend
|
856,932,211 |
3,022 |
539,069 |
856,935,233 |
71% |
3. Elect Mr D H Brydon
|
830,860,369 |
22,001,412 |
4,612,520 |
852,861,781 |
71% |
4. Re-elect Mr G S Berruyer
|
846,526,856 |
10,398,566 |
548,880 |
856,925,422 |
71% |
5. Re-elect Mr P S Harrison
|
846,473,306 |
10,451,789 |
549,207 |
856,925,095 |
71% |
6. Re-elect Ms T Ingram
|
836,013,140 |
14,303,379 |
7,157,782 |
850,316,519 |
70% |
7. Re-elect Ms R Markland
|
837,229,906 |
13,085,028 |
7,159,367 |
850,314,934 |
70% |
8. Re-elect Mr I Mason
|
844,165,409 |
12,755,091 |
553,802 |
856,920,500 |
71% |
9. Re-elect Mr M E Rolfe
|
844,141,849 |
12,779,401 |
553,052 |
856,921,250 |
71% |
10. Re-appoint Auditors
|
839,593,911 |
16,919,976 |
960,413 |
856,513,887 |
71% |
11. Power to determine auditor remuneration |
841,956,660 |
14,547,040 |
970,601 |
856,503,700 |
71% |
12. Approve Remuneration Report
|
781,616,580 |
48,521,017 |
27,336,704 |
830,137,597 |
69% |
13. Allotment of Securities
|
829,821,889 |
25,140,044 |
2,512,369 |
854,961,933 |
71% |
14. Power to allot equity securities for cash
|
855,363,130 |
76,364 |
2,034,808 |
855,439,494 |
71% |
15. Power to make market purchases of shares
|
841,918,328 |
8,401,190 |
7,154,783 |
850,319,518 |
70% |
16. General meeting to be held at not less than 14 days notice
|
790,599,011 |
66,333,618 |
541,673 |
856,932,629 |
71% |
17. Allow payment of non-executives fees up to £1 million |
843,624,261 |
6,376,547 |
7,473,494 |
850,000,808 |
70% |
Note: A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution
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