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