SAGA Saga Plc

TIDMSAGA

RNS Number : 3414D

SAGA PLC

20 June 2023

20 June 2023

SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023

Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 20 June 2023

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 15 May 2023 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 AGAINST   % OF VOTES      VOTES WITHHELD   VOTES CAST 
                                          VOTES                       CAST AGAINST                     IN TOTAL 
                                          CAST FOR                                                     (INCLUDING 
                                                                                                       VOTES WITHHELD) 
       to receive the 
       Annual Report 
       and Accounts and 
       Director 
       and Auditor 
       Reports for year 
       ended 
 1.    31 January 2023      70,167,729     99.95        34,856           0.05            25,447          70,228,032 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to approve the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2.    Report               57,255,601     81.75      12,782,808         18.25          194,130          70,232,539 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect Sir 
       Roger De 
 3.    Haan as a director   69,072,921     98.43       1,104,297         1.57            55,103          70,232,321 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect Euan 
       Sutherland 
 4.    as a director        69,519,386     99.09        641,467          0.91            71,764          70,232,617 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect James 
       Quin as 
 5.    a director           69,620,371     99.23        538,396          0.77            73,790          70,232,557 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect Eva 
       Eisenschimmel 
 6.    as a director        65,632,320     93.55       4,524,389         6.45            75,908          70,232,617 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect Julie 
       Hopes as 
 7.    a director           67,941,307     96.84       2,215,370         3.16            75,762          70,232,439 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-elect Gareth 
       Hoskin 
 8.    as a director        69,661,511     99.29        497,706          0.71            73,046          70,232,263 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to elect Anand 
       Aithal as 
 9.    a director           69,659,507     99.28        505,651          0.72            66,965          70,232,123 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to elect Sir Peter 
       Bazalgette 
 10.   as a director        68,260,826     97.29       1,903,358         2.71            68,087          70,232,271 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to elect Gemma 
       Godfrey as 
 11.   a director           67,517,419     96.20       2,669,035         3.80            45,798          70,232,252 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to elect Steve 
       Kingshott 
 12.   as a director        69,573,205     99.15        595,261          0.85            63,597          70,232,063 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to re-appoint KPMG 
       LLP as 
 13.   auditor              69,687,134     99.57        302,092          0.43           242,793          70,232,019 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Audit Committee 
       to agree the 
       remuneration 
 14.   of the auditor       69,759,455     99.69        216,239          0.31           256,722          70,232,416 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Directors 
       to make political 
       donations 
       and expenditure up 
       to a specified 
 15.   amount               69,254,873     98.65        949,324          1.35            28,523          70,232,720 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       To approve the 
       Saga plc 2023 
       Deferred Bonus 
 16.   Plan                 67,501,649     96.36       2,547,717         3.64           182,807          70,232,173 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Directors 
       to allot shares up 
       to a specified 
 17.   amount               68,335,998     97.52       1,738,659         2.48           157,754          70,232,411 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Directors 
       to allot shares 
       and sell 
       treasury shares 
       for cash 
       without making a 
       pre-emptive 
       offer to 
 18.   shareholders         67,805,270     96.62       2,369,064         3.38            57,805          70,232,139 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       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 
 19.   investment)          67,836,764     96.67       2,337,449         3.33            58,529          70,232,742 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Company 
       to purchase its 
 20.   own shares           69,910,615     99.58        294,546          0.42            27,080          70,232,241 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
       to authorise the 
       Company 
       to hold general 
       meetings 
       on not less than 
       14 days' 
 21.   notice               66,917,633     95.31       3,292,613         4.69            22,298          70,232,544 
      -------------------  -----------  ----------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
 

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 16 June 2023, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 140,337,271.

   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

Enquiries

Saga plc Tel: 07803 602 139

Vicki Haynes,

Company Secretary

Enbrook Park

Sandgate

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 3SE

Headland Consultancy

Susanna Voyle Tel: 07980 894 557

Will Smith Tel: 07872 350 428

Tel: 020 3805 4822

Email: saga@headlandconsultancy.com

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