Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of The Sage Group plc held on 1 March 2013 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 Accounts | 856,665,316 | 265,876 | 543,110 | 856,931,192 | 71% |
| 2. Approve Dividend | 856,932,211 | 3,022 | 539,069 | 856,935,233 | 71% |
| 3. Elect Mr D H Brydon |
830,860,369 | 22,001,412 | 4,612,520 | 852,861,781 | 71% |
| 4. Re-elect Mr G S Berruyer |
846,526,856 | 10,398,566 | 548,880 | 856,925,422 | 71% |
| 5. Re-elect Mr P S Harrison |
846,473,306 | 10,451,789 | 549,207 | 856,925,095 | 71% |
| 6. Re-elect Ms T Ingram |
836,013,140 | 14,303,379 | 7,157,782 | 850,316,519 | 70% |
| 7. Re-elect Ms R Markland |
837,229,906 | 13,085,028 | 7,159,367 | 850,314,934 | 70% |
| 8. Re-elect Mr I Mason |
844,165,409 | 12,755,091 | 553,802 | 856,920,500 | 71% |
| 9. Re-elect Mr M E Rolfe |
844,141,849 | 12,779,401 | 553,052 | 856,921,250 | 71% |
| 10. Re-appoint Auditors | 839,593,911 | 16,919,976 | 960,413 | 856,513,887 | 71% |
| 11. Power to determine auditor remuneration | 841,956,660 | 14,547,040 | 970,601 | 856,503,700 | 71% |
| 12. Approve Remuneration Report | 781,616,580 | 48,521,017 | 27,336,704 | 830,137,597 | 69% |
| 13. Allotment of Securities | 878,373,402 | 52,260,861 | 33,478,206 | 930,634,263 | 71% |
| 14. Power to allot equity securities for cash | 855,363,130 | 76,364 | 2,034,808 | 855,439,494 | 71% |
| 15. Power to make market purchases of shares | 841,918,328 | 8,401,190 | 7,154,783 | 850,319,518 | 70% |
| 16. General meeting to be held at not less than 14 days notice | 790,599,011 | 66,333,618 | 541,673 | 856,932,629 | 71% |
| 17. Allow payment of non-executives fees up to £1 million | 843,624,261 | 6,376,547 | 7,473,494 | 850,000,808 | 70% |
Note: A vote ‘withheld‘ is not counted in the votes cast ‘for’ or ‘against’ the resolution
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