RNS Number : 7461C
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

 

 +44 (0)20-7543-4500

Moray MacLennan, Chief Executive Officer


Numis Securities

+44 (0)20-7260-1000

Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin

 


Liberum

+44 (0)20-3100-2000

Max Jones, Benjamin Cryer, Will King


Brunswick

+44 (0)207-404-5959

Andrew Porter, Sumeet Desai, Kate Pope



 

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