Company Announcements

RNS Number : 0277S
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
03 July 2020
 

 

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 3 JULY 2020 - POLL RESULT

 

 

 

For (see note 2)

Against (see note 2)

Number of votes Withheld (See note 3)

Total Capital Instructed

Resolution

 

No. of shares

%

No. of shares

%

1

Receive Annual Reports and Accounts

1,158,011,537

99.97

300,973

0.03

1,530,118

59.48%

2

Approve the Remuneration report

1,131,776,274

97.65

27,184,460

2.35

867,638

59.48%

3

Approve the Remuneration policy

1,125,697,134

97.14

33,187,602

2.86

942,792

59.48%

4

Re-elect Archie Norman

1,138,627,811

98.21

20,743,547

1.79

471,002

59.48%

5

Re-elect Steve Rowe

1,144,895,670

99.63

4,199,511

0.37

10,747,491

59.48%

6

Re-elect Andrew Fisher

1,153,816,940

99.53

5,502,561

0.47

506,472

59.48%

7

Re-elect Andy Halford

1,153,551,031

99.51

5,649,549

0.49

528,060

59.47%

8

Re-elect Pip McCrostie

1,138,359,097

98.20

20,843,309

1.80

526,235

59.47%

9

Re-elect Justin King

1,145,890,154

99.53

5,380,406

0.47

8,458,081

59.47%

10

Elect Eoin Tonge

1,155,918,397

99.68

3,703,358

0.32

576,476

59.50%

11

Elect Sapna Sood

1,159,103,319

99.96

513,618

0.04

581,294

59.50%

12

Elect Tamara Ingram

1,159,142,021

99.96

448,880

0.04

607,330

59.50%

13

Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as audtiors

1,148,872,892

99.95

611,297

0.05

10,714,041

59.50%

14

Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration

1,157,712,437

99.83

2,019,200

0.17

465,742

59.50%

15

Authorise allotment of shares

1,120,429,607

96.60

39,426,730

3.40

341,887

59.50%

16

General disapplication of pre-emption rights*

1,106,316,772

95.40

53,388,485

4.60

492,967

59.50%

17

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights*

1,095,870,095

94.50

63,823,417

5.50

504,711

59.50%

18

Authorise purchase of own shares*

1,135,923,124

98.03

22,881,263

1.97

1,393,836

59.50%

19

Call general meetings on 14 days' notice*

1,053,751,337

90.89

105,674,332

9.11

302,972

59.47%

20

Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations

1,121,194,922

97.78

25,493,357

2.22

13,031,195

59.47%

21

Approve amendments to the rules of the Marks and Spencer Group Performance Share Plan 2015

1,140,086,306

98.44

18,047,968

1.56

1,594,366

59.47%

22

Approve the rules of the Marks and Spencer Group Restricted Share Plan 2015, as amended

1,144,060,971

98.78

14,137,610

1.22

1,530,059

59.47%

23

Approve the rules of the Marks and Spencer Group Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2015, as amended

1,145,244,769

98.85

13,346,630

1.15

1,113,577

59.47%

* Special Resolution 

NOTES: 
1   All resolutions were passed.
2   Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.  
3   A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4   Total number of shares in issue at 6:30pm on 1 July 2020 = 1,950,059,808 shares. 59.50% of voting capital was instructed.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

Copies of our announcements are available on our website, corporate.marksandspencer.com/investors.

 


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