REG - Marks & Spencer Grp - Result of AGM

Marks and SpencerAnnouncement

09/07/2019 14:40

RNS Number : 9781E
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
09 July 2019
 





MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 9 JULY 2019 - 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


1,334,327,937


99.99


72,776


0.01


964,546


68.48%




2


Approve the Remuneration report


1,165,884,756


98.18


21,592,545


1.82


146,548,542


68.41%




3


Declare final dividend


1,332,331,718


99.88


1,623,958


0.12


57,083


68.41%




4


Re-elect Archie Norman


1,325,785,585


99.39


8,101,027


0.61


125,502


68.41%




5


Re-elect Steve Rowe


1,331,842,715


99.85


2,064,123


0.15


118,565


68.41%




6


Re-elect Humphrey Singer


1,330,480,391


99.75


3,345,155


0.25


185,980


68.41%




7


Re-elect Katie Bickerstaffe


1,328,530,053


99.62


5,001,618


0.38


490,894


68.41%




8


Re-elect Alison Brittain


1,328,718,613


99.61


5,156,380


0.39


142,634


68.41%




9


Re-elect Andrew Fisher


1,192,897,487


99.53


5,591,240


0.47


135,517,345


68.41%




10


Re-elect Andy Halford


1,328,558,918


99.60


5,296,037


0.40


155,141


68.41%




11


Re-elect Pip McCrostie


1,329,004,687


99.64


4,849,896


0.36


156,918


68.41%




12


Elect Justin King


1,330,567,807


99.79


2,774,824


0.21


669,283


68.41%




13


Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as audtiors


1,333,409,748


99.97


450,114


0.03


142,725


68.41%




14


Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration


1,333,310,324


99.96


551,520


0.04


152,898


68.41%




15


Authorise allotment of shares


1,282,171,333


96.14


51,501,468


3.86


338,413


68.41%




16


Disapply pre-emption rights*


1,259,429,514


94.43


74,279,667


5.57


297,769


68.41%




17


Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights*


1,240,076,580


92.98


93,616,322


7.02


312,664


68.41%




18


Authorise purchase of own shares*


1,321,369,338


99.13


11,606,713


0.87


1,030,875


68.41%




19


Call general meetings on 14 days' notice*


1,172,675,348


88.32


155,042,928


11.68


6,255,347


68.41%




20


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


1,246,738,362


95.17


63,281,901


4.83


23,988,456


68.41%




21


Renew the Republic of Ireland Sharesave Plan 2019


1,315,163,073


98.62


18,428,648


1.38


404,161


68.41%




* 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 5 July 2019 = 1,950,059,808 shares. 68.48% of voting capital was instructed.



 
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