Last checked at 1 Mar 2016 13:19
The Sage Group plc
At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held on 1st March 2016 all of the resolutions were passed by way of a poll. The votes cast were as follows:-
| Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | No of Votes Cast | % of Issued Share Capital |
1. | Receive Annual Report & Accounts | 786,783,328 | 3,200,659 | 809,090 | 789,983,987 | 73.19% |
2. | Approve dividend | 790,042,542 | 22,859 | 727,676 | 790,065,401 | 73.20% |
3. | Re-elect Mr D H Brydon | 774,221,712 | 15,351,958 | 1,219,407 | 789,573,670 | 73.16% |
4. | Re-elect Mr N Berkett | 784,551,191 | 5,510,744 | 731,142 | 790,061,935 | 73.20% |
5. | Re-elect Mr J W D Hall | 783,408,708 | 6,653,322 | 731,047 | 790,062,030 | 73.20% |
6. | Re-elect Mr S Hare | 783,563,436 | 6,495,234 | 734,407 | 790,058,670 | 73.20% |
7. | Re-elect Mr J Howell | 776,509,917 | 6,153,272 | 8,129,888 | 782,663,189 | 72.52% |
8. | Re-elect Mr S Kelly | 784,317,440 | 5,744,662 | 730,975 | 790,062,102 | 73.20% |
9. | Re-elect Ms I Kuznetsova | 784,540,061 | 5,522,860 | 730,156 | 790,062,921 | 73.20% |
10. | Re-elect Ms R Markland | 775,890,909 | 13,088,207 | 1,813,961 | 788,979,116 | 73.10% |
11. | Re-appoint auditors | 790,011,968 | 49,594 | 731,515 | 790,061,562 | 73.20% |
12. | Power to determine auditor remuneration | 789,811,951 | 252,787 | 728,339 | 790,064,738 | 73.20% |
13. | Approve Remuneration Report | 772,197,384 | 15,684,604 | 2,911,089 | 787,881,988 | 73.00% |
14. | Approve Remuneration Policy | 767,613,442 | 20,268,897 | 2,910,738 | 787,882,339 | 73.00% |
15. | Power to allot shares | 766,747,206 | 20,842,395 | 3,203,476 | 787,589,601 | 72.97% |
16. | Approve the Sage Save and Share Plan | 782,897,589 | 7,017,318 | 878,170 | 789,914,907 | 73.19% |
17. | Power to allot equity securities for cash | 788,593,965 | 1,072,668 | 1,126,444 | 789,666,633 | 73.16% |
18. | Power to make market purchases | 789,921,249 | 141,854 | 729,974 | 790,063,103 | 73.20% |
19. | General meetings to be held on not less than 14 days' notice | 735,081,105 | 54,981,259 | 730,712 | 790,062,364 | 73.20% |
Note: A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution
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