Result of AGM
M&C Saatchi PLC announced that all resolutions were passed by the required majority at its Annual General Meeting. The Annual Report and Accounts received unanimous approval with 100% of votes cast in favour. The Directors' Remuneration Report was approved with 99.99% of votes in favour. Reappointments of auditors and approval of their remuneration also passed with 99.93% of votes in favour. Director elections saw Vinodka Murria receive 94.79% of votes in favour, Nicholas Shott 100%, Dame Heather Rabbatts 94.86%, Simon Fuller 94.86%, Georgina Harvey 99.99%, and Chris Sweetland 94.46%. Authorities for directors to allot shares, including on a non-pre-emptive basis, and for the company to purchase its own shares were also approved with high percentages of favourable votes.
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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/shareholder-centre/annual-general-meeting/2026.
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 | 101,081,976 | 101,081,976 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 101,081,976 | 101,073,117 | 99.99% | 8,859 | 0.01% | 0 |
| 3 | To reappoint auditors of the Company | 101,081,976 | 101,010,286 | 99.93% | 71,690 | 0.07% | 0 |
| 4 | To approve the auditors' remuneration | 101,081,976 | 101,013,569 | 99.93% | 68,407 | 0.07% | 0 |
| 5 | To elect Vinodka Murria as a director of the Company | 101,078,526 | 95,808,947 | 94.79% | 5,269,579 | 5.21% | 3,450 |
| 6 | To elect Nicholas Shott as a director of the Company | 101,010,119 | 101,008,480 | 100.00% | 1,639 | 0.00% | 71,857 |
| 7 | To re-elect Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director of the Company | 101,078,526 | 95,878,123 | 94.86% | 5,200,403 | 5.14% | 3,450 |
| 8 | To re-elect Simon Fuller as a director of the Company | 101,078,526 | 95,879,110 | 94.86% | 5,199,416 | 5.14% | 3,450 |
| 9 | To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a director of the Company | 101,078,526 | 101,069,811 | 99.99% | 8,715 | 0.01% | 3,450 |
| 10 | To re-elect Colin Jones as a director of the Company | 101,023,119 | 101,019,063 | 100.00% | 4,056 | 0.00% | 58,857 |
| 11 | To re-elect Chris Sweetland as a director of the Company | 97,771,830 | 92,355,392 | 94.46% | 5,416,438 | 5.54% | 3,310,146 |
| 12 | Authority for directors to allot shares | 101,081,976 | 101,059,158 | 99.98% | 22,818 | 0.02% | 0 |
| 13 | Authority for directors to allot rights issue shares | 101,081,976 | 101,005,841 | 99.92% | 76,135 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Special Resolutions | |||||||
| 14 | Authority for directors to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis (1) | 101,081,976 | 99,530,309 | 98.46% | 1,551,667 | 1.54% | 0 |
| 15 | Authority for directors to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis (2) | 101,081,976 | 99,530,309 | 98.46% | 1,551,667 | 1.54% | 0 |
| 16 | Authority for the Company to purchase up to 10% of its own share capital | 99,056,976 | 99,031,231 | 99.97% | 25,745 | 0.03% | 2,025,000 |
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