Sage Group PLC Result of AGM (0729Y)

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RNS Number : 0729Y

Sage Group PLC

28 February 2017

RESULT OF AGM

28 February 2017

The Sage Group plc (the Company)

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 28 February 2017 all of the resolutions were passed by way of a poll. The votes cast were as follows: -

 
      Resolution              For           Against      Withheld    No of         % of Issued 
                                                                      Votes         Shared 
                                                                      Cast          Capital 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Receive Annual 
       Report & 
 1     Accounts               810,597,363   760,522      724,895     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
 2    Approve dividend        811,623,757   177,974      281,049     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
 3     Mr D H Brydon          783,209,581   23,864,096   5,009,102   812,082,779   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
 4     Mr N Berkett           802,849,562   8,947,357    285,861     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
       Mr J W D 
 5     Hall                   803,440,164   8,356,660    285,956     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
 6     Mr S Hare              801,235,948   10,565,210   281,622     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
 7     Mr J Howell            792,881,006   12,376,897   6,824,875   812,082,778   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-elect 
 8     Mr S Kelly             802,344,732   9,451,187    286,861     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Re-appoint 
 9     auditors               811,683,735   116,833      282,212     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Power to 
       determine 
 10    auditor remuneration   811,624,450   111,803      346,527     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Approve Directors' 
       remuneration 
 11    report                 737,778,779   73,884,744   419,256     812,082,779   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Power to 
 12    allot shares           781,044,485   26,539,831   4,498,464   812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Power to 
       allot equity 
       securities 
 13    for cash               809,627,274   2,166,289    289,217     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      Power to 
       make market 
       purchases 
 14    of own shares          802,746,930   9,003,767    332,082     812,082,779   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
      General meetings 
       to be held 
       on not less 
       than 14 days' 
 15    notice                 769,297,750   42,507,323   277,707     812,082,780   75.18% 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
 

Note: A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution

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