10 Jul 2018 17:05
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 10 JULY 2018 - POLL RESULT
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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 | 1,041,838,899 | 99.99 | 52,395 | 0.01 | 346,610 | 64.15% |
2 | Approve the Remuneration report | 1,009,866,132 | 98.70 | 13,263,809 | 1.30 | 19,095,928 | 64.15% |
3 | Declare final dividend | 1,041,966,757 | 99.99 | 154,691 | 0.01 | 136,058 | 64.15% |
4 | Re-elect Archie Norman | 1,032,687,521 | 99.11 | 9,284,720 | 0.89 | 245,588 | 64.14% |
5 | Re-elect Steve Rowe | 1,033,100,206 | 99.15 | 8,889,748 | 0.85 | 248,495 | 64.15% |
6 | Re-elect Vindi Banga | 1,039,353,306 | 99.75 | 2,568,609 | 0.25 | 285,280 | 64.14% |
7 | Re-elect Alison Brittain | 1,039,691,705 | 99.78 | 2,246,633 | 0.22 | 269,255 | 64.14% |
8 | Re-elect Andy Halford | 1,039,646,427 | 99.78 | 2,293,677 | 0.22 | 265,865 | 64.14% |
9 | Re-elect Andrew Fisher | 1,039,801,008 | 99.79 | 2,137,660 | 0.21 | 263,721 | 64.14% |
10 | Elect Humphrey Singer | 1,036,198,005 | 99.45 | 5,697,639 | 0.55 | 296,086 | 64.14% |
11 | Elect Katie Bickerstaffe | 1,041,374,082 | 99.95 | 556,845 | 0.05 | 260,272 | 64.14% |
12 | Elect Pip McCrostie | 1,038,921,081 | 99.71 | 2,973,902 | 0.29 | 296,216 | 64.14% |
13 | Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as audtiors | 1,041,500,005 | 99.95 | 473,989 | 0.05 | 217,735 | 64.14% |
14 | Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration | 1,041,621,198 | 99.97 | 314,814 | 0.03 | 252,817 | 64.14% |
15 | Authorise allotment of shares | 1,021,160,324 | 98.00 | 20,832,756 | 2.00 | 198,119 | 64.14% |
16 | Disapply pre-emption rights* | 1,040,598,831 | 99.87 | 1,338,988 | 0.13 | 252,355 | 64.14% |
17 | Authorise purchase of own shares* | 1,022,551,539 | 98.21 | 18,641,919 | 1.79 | 996,774 | 64.14% |
18 | Call general meetings on 14 days' notice* | 954,092,500 | 91.56 | 87,977,051 | 8.44 | 128,330 | 64.14% |
19 | Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations | 979,278,498 | 93.99 | 62,575,749 | 6.01 | 312,463 | 64.14% |
* 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 6pm on 6 July 2018 = 1,624,787,537 shares. 64.15% of voting capital was instructed. |
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