3 Jul 2020 14:00
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 3 JULY 2020 - 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 | 1,158,011,537 | 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% |
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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. |
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