SAGA PLC

AGM Information • Jun 22, 2017

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RNS Number : 9410I

SAGA PLC

22 June 2017

22 June 2017

SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017

Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 22 June 2017

Saga plc (the "Company") announces that, at its AGM held earlier today at Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 28 April 2017 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 1-14 were passed as ordinary resolutions, Resolutions 15-18 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 and adopt the directors' report and accounts for year ended 31 January 2017	744,036,306	99.91	662,149	0.09	143,354	744,841,809
2.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	701,600,314	94.46	41,146,035	5.54	2,088,656	744,835,005
3.	to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 January 2017 of 5.8p per ordinary share	744,769,805	100.00	31,191	0.00	39,925	744,840,921
4.	to re-elect Andrew Goodsell as a director	725,582,236	98.90	8,089,224	1.10	3,541,147	737,212,607
5.	to re-elect Lance Batchelor as a director	743,219,455	99.82	1,364,134	0.18	236,038	744,819,627
6.	to re-elect Jonathan Hill as a director	743,237,371	99.82	1,335,243	0.18	243,228	744,815,842
7.	to re-elect Ray King as a director	743,376,517	99.84	1,183,622	0.16	255,398	744,815,537
8.	to re-elect Bridget McIntyre as a director	743,392,993	99.84	1,193,218	0.16	233,058	744,819,269
9.	to re-elect Orna NiChionna as a director	741,801,364	99.63	2,756,621	0.37	256,299	744,814,284
10.	to re-elect Gareth Williams as a director	716,561,410	96.55	25,637,567	3.45	2,613,232	744,812,209
11.	to appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	744,089,793	99.92	560,072	0.08	170,444	744,820,309
12.	to authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors	744,220,728	99.95	338,720	0.05	218,407	744,777,855
13.	to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a specified amount	654,230,621	87.90	90,061,424	12.10	516,398	744,808,443
14.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	738,282,187	99.18	6,109,207	0.82	380,454	744,771,848
15.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders	742,511,253	99.77	1,732,952	0.23	546,466	744,790,671
16.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (in connection with an acquisition/capital investment)	697,763,189	93.75	46,481,506	6.25	537,268	744,781,963
17.	to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	739,586,165	99.34	4,910,029	0.66	284,229	744,780,423
18.	to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice	724,963,715	97.36	19,659,647	2.64	159,500	744,782,862

1)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

2) Resolutions 15-18 inclusive have been proposed as special resolutions and required a 75% majority.

3)  The total voting rights of the Company as at 20th June 2017, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 1,118,005,405.

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 www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM 

6)  Payment of final dividend will be made on 30 June to shareholders who were on the shareholder register on 12 May 2017. 

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Company Secretary                                                                                                                            

Enbrook Park

Sandgate

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 3SE

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