REG - Marks & Spencer Grp - Result of AGM

Marks and SpencerAnnouncement

03/07/2020 14:00

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. 




 
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