Result of Annual General Meeting

M&C Saatchi PLC

14 June 2023

 

14 June 2023

M&C Saatchi plc

("M&C Saatchi" or the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Company confirms that at its Annual General Meeting, held earlier today at 11 a.m., all of the resolutions were voted on by poll and were duly passed by the required majority.

The full text of each resolution was included in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting posted to shareholders and made available on the Company's website https://www.mcsaatchiplc.com/reports-results/2023.

The following table shows the results of the votes cast.

Resolution		Total votes cast (excl. Votes Withheld)	For (*)		Against		Withheld (**)
		Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number
Ordinary Resolutions
1	To approve the Annual Report and Accounts	94,824,757	94,824,757	100	0	0.00	3,547
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	94,761,838	58,089,029	61.30	36,672,809	38.70	66,466
3	To declare a final dividend of 1.5 pence per share	94,824,757	94,824,757	100	0	0.00	3,547
4	To reappoint auditors of the Company	94,823,757	94,817,857	99.99	6,000	0.01	4,447
5	To approve the auditors' remuneration	94,824,757	94,824,757	100	0	0.00	3,547
6	To re-elect Louise Jackson as a director of the Company	94,824,757	67,623,191	71.31	27,201,566	28.69	3,547
7	To re-elect Colin Jones as a director of the Company	94,824,757	94,823,191	100	1,566	0.00	3,547
8	To re-elect Moray MacLennan as a director of the Company	94,824,757	92,728,137	97.79	2,096,620	2.21	3,547
9	To re-elect Bruce Marson as a director of the Company	94,824,757	86,665,218	91.40	8,159,539	8.60	3,547
10	Authority for directors to allot shares	94,824,757	67,618,091	71.31	27,206,666	28.69	3,547
11	Authority for directors to allot rights issue shares	94,824,757	67,616,257	71.31	27,208,500	28.69	3,547
Special Resolutions
12	Authority for directors to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis (1)	94,824,757	90,694,049	95.64	4,130,708	4.36	3,547
13	Authority for directors to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis (2)	94,824,757	90,694,049	95.64	4,130,708	4.36	3,547
14	Authority for the Company to purchase up to 10% of its own share capital	91,714,666	91,690,491	99.97	24,175	0.03	3,113,638

*Includes discretionary votes.

**A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

All resolutions presented to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting were passed with the required majority of votes.

However, the Board of M&C Saatchi notes that 20% or more of votes were cast against the Board's recommendation for resolutions 2, 6, 10 and 11. We remain committed to a constructive and positive relationship with our shareholders and as such, will continue to engage actively with our shareholders to understand their views and, where applicable, their reasons for the votes against these resolutions. We value the input and views of all shareholders and will carefully consider all feedback. We will publish an update on that engagement and on any action taken as a result of this within six months of the Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

The results of the poll will be published on the Company's website https://www.mcsaatchiplc.com/reports-results/2022

For further information please call: M&C Saatchi plc  [phone] Moray MacLennan, Chief Executive Officer Numis Securities [phone] Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin Liberum [phone] Max Jones, Benjamin Cryer, Will King Brunswick [phone] Andrew Porter, Sumeet Desai, Kate Pope

 

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