SAGA PLC — AGM Information 2018

Jun 21, 2018

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RNS Number : 1933S

SAGA PLC

21 June 2018

21 June 2018

SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018

Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 21 June 2018

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 11 May 2018 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 1-15 were passed as ordinary resolutions, Resolutions 16-19 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 2018	713,058,417	99.79	1,528,635	0.21	139,713	714,726,765
2.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	708,342,888	99.34	4,703,239	0.66	1,681,545	714,727,672
3.	to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	710,588,229	99.49	3,637,508	0.51	501,935	714,727,672
4.	to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 January 2018 of 6p per ordinary share	714,615,380	99.99	61,038	0.01	50,347	714,726,765
5.	to re-elect Lance Batchelor as a director	707,235,738	99.75	1,794,054	0.25	5,696,973	714,726,765
6.	to re-elect Jonathan Hill as a director	705,365,307	99.49	3,649,649	0.51	5,711,242	714,726,198
7.	to re-elect Ray King as a director	705,829,286	99.55	3,168,148	0.45	5,729,330	714,726,764
8.	to re-elect Bridget McIntyre as a director	706,553,214	99.65	2,460,331	0.35	5,713,220	714,726,765
9.	to re-elect Orna NiChionna as a director	705,812,330	99.55	3,187,511	0.45	5,726,923	714,726,764
10.	to re-elect Gareth Williams as a director	704,104,751	99.65	2,462,302	0.35	8,159,371	714,726,424
11.	to elect Patrick O'Sullivan as a director	707,102,143	99.73	1,889,537	0.27	5,733,951	714,725,631
12.	to re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	713,889,869	99.92	593,016	0.08	244,221	714,727,106
13.	to authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors	714,060,638	99.94	394,464	0.06	271,096	714,726,198
14.	to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a specified amount	624,746,869	87.47	89,471,056	12.53	508,840	714,726,765
15.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	707,710,599	99.07	6,651,917	0.93	364,249	714,726,765
16.	to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders	707,349,707	99.03	6,950,535	0.97	434,508	714,734,750
17.	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)	683,799,041	95.73	30,475,430	4.27	460,278	714,734,749
18.	to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	711,649,812	99.63	2,661,299	0.37	416,787	714,727,898
19.	to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice	695,956,113	97.39	18,622,600	2.61	149,194	714,727,907

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

2)   Resolutions 16-19 inclusive have been proposed as special resolutions and required a 75% majority.

3)   The total voting rights of the Company as at 19th June 2018, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 1,120,295,419.

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 29 June to shareholders who were on the shareholder register on 18 May 2018.              

Enquiries

Saga plc                                                                                                                            Tel: 01303 771199

Vicki Haynes,

Company Secretary

Enbrook Park

Sandgate

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 3SE

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