30 June 2026
SAGA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026
Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 30 June 2026
Saga plc (the Company) announces that, at its AGM held earlier today at the office of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London. EC2A 2EG, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 26 May 2026 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 1-12 were passed as ordinary resolutions; Resolutions 13-16 were passed as special resolutions. The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution.
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RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR |
% OF VOTES CAST FOR |
VOTES AGAINST |
% OF VOTES CAST AGAINST |
VOTES WITHHELD |
VOTES CAST IN TOTAL (INCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD) |
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1. |
to receive the Annual Report and Accounts and Director and Auditor Reports for year ended 31 January 2026
|
96,061,572 |
99.99 |
9,188 |
0.01 |
130,557 |
96,201,317 |
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2. |
to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
95,643,705 |
99.50 |
482,846 |
0.50 |
74,766 |
96,201,317 |
|
3. |
to re-elect Sir Roger De Haan as a director |
87,850,186 |
91.39 |
8,279,862 |
8.61 |
71,108 |
96,201,156 |
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4. |
to re-elect Anand Aithal as a director
|
93,618,797 |
97.39 |
2,506,447 |
2.61 |
75,957 |
96,201,201 |
|
5. |
to re-elect Gemma Godfrey as a director
|
93,561,131 |
97.33 |
2,564,757 |
2.67 |
75,276 |
96,201,164 |
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6. |
to re-elect Gareth Hoskin as a director
|
91,852,015 |
95.56 |
4,268,530 |
4.44 |
80,549 |
96,201,094 |
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7. |
to elect Mike Hazell as a director
|
90,773,172 |
94.43 |
5,354,423 |
5.57 |
73,606 |
96,201,201 |
|
8. |
to elect Mark Watkins as a director
|
90,762,166 |
94.42 |
5,365,088 |
5.58 |
73,947 |
96,201,201 |
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9. |
to re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor
|
96,093,232 |
99.96 |
38,355 |
0.04 |
69,544 |
96,201,131 |
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10. |
to authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor
|
96,119,892 |
99.98 |
15,304 |
0.02 |
65,708 |
96,200,904 |
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11. |
to authorise the Directors to make political donations and expenditure up to a specified amount
|
95,326,449 |
99.16 |
807,674 |
0.84 |
67,194 |
96,201,317 |
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12. |
to authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a specified amount
|
95,734,378 |
99.63 |
351,102 |
0.37 |
114,927 |
96,200,407 |
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13. |
to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders
|
95,766,749 |
99.69 |
294,785 |
0.31 |
139,746 |
96,201,280 |
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14. |
to authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders
|
95,626,029 |
99.55 |
436,059 |
0.45 |
139,169 |
96,201,257 |
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15. |
to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
|
96,049,674 |
99.92 |
76,409 |
0.08 |
75,121 |
96,201,204 |
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16. |
to authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice
|
90,350,994 |
93.98 |
5,784,819 |
6.02 |
65,286 |
96,201,099 |
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 13-16 inclusive were proposed as special resolutions and required a 75% majority.
3) The total voting rights of the Company as at 26 June 2026, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 146,290,485.
4) The results will be made available on the Company's website: www.corporate.saga.co.uk
5) In accordance with LR.6.4.2 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
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London
N1C 4AG
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