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RNS Number : 8229T SAGA PLC 25 June 2024
25 June 2024
SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 25 June 2024
Saga plc (the Company) announces that, at its AGM held earlier today at the
office of Numis Securities Limited, 45 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BF, the
resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 21 May 2024 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 1-17 were passed as ordinary
resolutions; Resolutions 18-21 were passed as special resolutions. The
following table shows the votes cast on each resolution.
RESOLUTION VOTES FOR % OF VOTES CAST FOR VOTES AGAINST % OF VOTES CAST AGAINST VOTES WITHHELD VOTES CAST IN TOTAL (INCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD)
1. to receive the Annual Report and Accounts and Director and Auditor Reports for 72,351,491 99.88 85,057 0.12 11,816 72,448,364
year ended
31 January 2024
2. to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 63,402,629 87.62 8,956,857 12.38 86,927 72,446,413
3. to re-elect Sir Roger De Haan as a director 70,021,332 96.75 2,349,749 3.25 77,314 72,448,395
4. to re-elect Sir Peter Bazalgette as a director 70,494,230 97.41 1,873,119 2.59 80,978 72,448,327
5. to re-elect Anand Aithal as a director 71,646,363 99.00 721,091 1.00 80,840 72,448,294
6. to re-elect Gemma Godfrey as a director 70,478,861 97.39 1,889,004 2.61 80,567 72,448,432
7. to re-elect Julie Hopes as a director 69,262,297 95.70 3,108,786 4.30 77,349 72,448,432
8. to re-elect Gareth Hoskin as a director 71,674,049 99.04 696,238 0.96 78,108 72,448,395
9. to re-elect Steve Kingshott as a director 72,116,204 99.65 253,806 0.35 78,313 72,448,323
10. to elect Mike Hazell as a director 72,195,985 99.69 223,867 0.31 28,163 72,448,015
11. to elect Mark Watkins as a director 72,179,740 99.67 239,819 0.33 28,734 72,448,293
12. to re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 71,931,208 99.33 482,654 0.67 34,341 72,448,203
13. to authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor 72,215,911 99.71 206,437 0.29 25,724 72,448,072
14. to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a 71,812,450 99.16 606,243 0.84 29,807 72,448,500
specified amount
15. to approve the amendments to the rules of the Saga plc 2020 Restricted Share 67,682,993 93.61 4,618,948 6.39 146,454 72,448,395
Plan
16. to approve the amendments to the rules of the Saga plc 2023 Deferred Bonus 70,270,396 97.20 2,022,762 2.80 155,284 72,448,442
Plan
17. to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount 72,002,596 99.49 366,275 0.51 79,519 72,448,390
18. to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash 71,824,835 99.24 549,252 0.76 73,370 72,447,457
without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders
19. to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash 71,847,017 99.27 527,874 0.73 73,547 72,448,438
without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (in connection with capital
investment)
20. to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 72,229,137 99.71 206,626 0.29 12,543 72,448,306
21. to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' 69,630,602 96.13 2,801,739 3.87 16,101 72,448,442
notice
Notes:
1) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast
"For" or "Against" a resolution.
2) Resolutions 18-21 inclusive were proposed as special resolutions and
required a 75% majority.
3) The total voting rights of the Company as at 21 June 2024, the day on which
shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was
141,361,741.
4) The results will be made available on the Company's website:
www.corporate.saga.co.uk (http://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
data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)
Enquiries
Saga plc
Tel: 07803 602 139
Vicki Haynes,
Company Secretary
3 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Headland Consultancy
Susanna
Voyle
Tel: 07980 894 557
Will
Smith
Tel: 07872 350 428
Tel: 020 3805 4822
Email: saga@headlandconsultancy.com (mailto:saga@headlandconsultancy.com)
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