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Result of AGM
Sage Group PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on February 5, 2026, were passed by shareholders. The Annual Report and Accounts received 100% approval, while the Directors' Remuneration Report was approved by 83.99% of votes cast. The final dividend was declared with 99.98% of votes in favour. Resolutions concerning the election and re-election of directors, auditor re-appointment, and various share plans also passed with strong majorities, generally above 97%. Special resolutions regarding the authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights saw lower, though still sufficient, approval rates, with the authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions receiving 81.77% of votes cast. Disclaimer*
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RESULTS OF AGM The Sage Group plc. (" Sage ") 5 February 2026 Sage announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting held on 5 February 2026 (the " AGM ") were carried by the requisite majority on a poll. The following table shows the votes cast for and against each resolution and the number of votes withheld: Resolutions V otes For Percent of votes cast for Votes Against Percent of votes cast against Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld) Percent of total voting rights voted (excluding votes withheld) Votes withheld 1. Receive the Annual Report and Accounts 780,666,017 100.00% 16,639 0.00% 780,682,656 82.20 7,422,939 2. Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 657,419,843 83.99% 125,298,951 16.01% 782,718,794 82.42 5,386,801 3. Declare a final dividend 787,821,543 99.98% 127,619 0.02% 787,949,162 82.97 156,433 4. Elect Ms J Cartin 780,302,003 99.04% 7,581,515 0.96% 787,883,518 82.96 222,077 5. Elect Ms L Mitchell-Keller 786,596,965 99.84% 1,289,044 0.16% 787,886,009 82.96 219,586 6. Re-elect Mr A Duff 769,503,002 97.66% 18,414,416 2.34% 787,917,418 82.97 188,177 7. Re-elect Mr S Hare 783,588,062 99.45% 4,335,990 0.55% 787,924,052 82.97 181,543 8. Re-elect Dr J Bates 774,675,640 98.32% 13,235,717 1.68% 787,911,357 82.97 194,238 9. Re-elect Mr J Bewes 769,200,175 97.63% 18,711,277 2.37% 787,911,452 82.97 194,143 10. Re-elect Ms M Chan Jones 786,833,841 99.86% 1,081,853 0.14% 787,915,694 82.97 189,901 11. Re-elect Ms A Court 774,542,276 98.30% 13,373,418 1.70% 787,915,694 82.97 189,901 12. Re-elect Ms R Donnelly 784,484,010 99.56% 3,431,684 0.44% 787,915,694 82.97 189,901 13. Re-elect Mr D Harding 786,807,755 99.86% 1,103,196 0.14% 787,910,951 82.97 194,644 14. Re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 787,894,338 100.00% 36,032 0.00% 787,930,370 82.97 175,225 15. Authority to determine the auditor's remuneration 787,913,830 100.00% 26,615 0.00% 787,940,445 82.97 165,150 16. Political Donations 781,074,776 99.50% 3,963,356 0.50% 785,038,132 82.66 3,067,463 17. Non-executive Director fees 785,716,728 99.72% 2,171,747 0.28% 787,888,475 82.96 217,120 18. The Sage Group plc. 2026 Share Incentive Plan 787,667,080 99.97% 242,368 0.03% 787,909,448 82.97 196,147 19. The Sage Group plc. 2023 Colleague Share Purchase Plan 787,681,482 99.97% 233,319 0.03% 787,914,801 82.97 190,794 20. The Sage Group plc. Save and Share Plan 787,678,229 99.97% 242,145 0.03% 787,920,374 82.97 185,221 21. Authority to allot new shares 747,147,839 94.82% 40,785,398 5.18% 787,933,237 82.97 172,358 22. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (general)* 662,556,773 84.09% 125,361,577 15.91% 787,918,350 82.97 187,245 23. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisition or specified capital investment)* 643,767,339 81.77% 143,556,103 18.23% 787,323,442 82.90 183,145 24. Authority to purchase own shares on market* 787,033,745 99.89% 830,166 0.11% 787,863,911 82.96 241,684 25. General meetings to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice* 749,405,990 95.11% 38,539,585 4.89% 787,945,575 82.97 160,020 NOTES: 1. * Indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be carried. 2. All resolutions were passed. 3. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes cast. 4. Votes "For" include discretionary votes given to the Chair. 5. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution. 6. To view the full wording of the resolutions, please refer to the Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting on Sage's website at www.sage.com/investors . 7. At 6.30pm on 3 February 2026, the total voting rights of Sage were 949,683,721. This is based on the issued share capital of 1,004,999,268 ordinary shares reduced by the number of treasury shares of 55,315,547. In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2, copies of all the resolutions passed as special resolutions (resolutions 22 to 25 inclusive) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism A copy of the AGM results as shown above will also be made available on Sage's website at www.sage.com/investors . END Name of contact: Mohor Roy Telephone number of contact: +44(0) 203 810 7200