SAGA PLC Result of AGM

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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 year ended 31 January 2024	72,351,491	99.88	85,057	0.12	11,816	72,448,364
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 specified amount	71,812,450	99.16	606,243	0.84	29,807	72,448,500
15.	to approve the amendments to the rules of the Saga plc 2020 Restricted Share Plan	67,682,993	93.61	4,618,948	6.39	146,454	72,448,395
16.	to approve the amendments to the rules of the Saga plc 2023 Deferred Bonus Plan	70,270,396	97.20	2,022,762	2.80	155,284	72,448,442
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 without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders	71,824,835	99.24	549,252	0.76	73,370	72,447,457
19.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (in connection with capital investment)	71,847,017	99.27	527,874	0.73	73,547	72,448,438
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' notice	69,630,602	96.13	2,801,739	3.87	16,101	72,448,442

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

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