REG - Marks & Spencer Grp - Result of AGM

Marks and SpencerAnnouncement

06/07/2021 14:35

RNS Number : 3475E
  
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
  
06 July 2021
  
 

6 July 2021
 



MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 6 JULY 2021 - 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


1,283,196,291


99.98


257,826


0.02


1,365,554


65.63%




2


Approve the Remuneration Report


1,271,170,625


99.15


10,910,040


0.85


2,734,663


65.63%




3


Re-elect Archie Norman


1,278,950,608


99.56


5,659,947


0.44


222,638


65.63%




4


Re-elect Steve Rowe


1,283,044,867


99.88


1,558,781


0.12


206,942


65.63%




5


Re-elect Eoin Tonge


1,283,008,284


99.88


1,521,329


0.12


276,232


65.63%




6


Re-elect Andrew Fisher


1,282,626,133


99.85


1,891,013


0.15


288,699


65.63%




7


Re-elect Andy Halford


1,283,095,652


99.89


1,416,509


0.11


293,684


65.63%




8


Re-elect Tamara Ingram


1,282,643,081


99.86


1,851,716


0.14


286,104


65.62%




9


Re-elect Justin King


1,282,973,536


99.88


1,586,476


0.12


250,176


65.63%




10


Re-elect Sapna Sood


1,283,053,145


99.89


1,426,692


0.11


296,721


65.62%




11


Elect Evelyn Bourke


1,271,047,072


98.95


13,460,562


1.05


302,554


65.63%




12


Elect Fiona Dawson


1,284,258,597


99.98


256,324


0.02


295,267


65.63%




13


Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor


1,266,415,031


99.98


288,933


0.02


18,104,081


65.63%




14


Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration


1,284,298,699


99.98


267,342


0.02


263,708


65.63%




15


Authorise subdivision of ordinary shares


1,280,375,447


99.69


3,945,459


0.31


489,728


65.63%




16


Approve terms of deferred shares


1,279,904,997


99.66


4,393,755


0.34


487,825


65.62%




17


Authorise allotment of ordinary shares


1,256,884,503


97.85


27,572,394


2.15


337,414


65.63%




18


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


1,256,129,285


98.04


25,152,695


1.96


3,510,847


65.62%




19


General disapplication pre-emption rights*


1,275,449,674


99.31


8,834,186


0.69


502,717


65.62%




20


Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights*


1,197,802,166


93.27


86,375,095


6.73


580,029


65.62%




21


Authorise purchase of own shares*


1,263,261,072


98.43


20,171,974


1.57


1,386,900


65.63%




22


Authorise purchase of own shares*


1,279,059,074


99.58


5,372,625


0.42


388,450


65.63%




23


Call general meetings on 14 days' notice*


1,206,241,326


93.90


78,341,323


6.10


243,424


65.63%




24


Approve amendments to Articles of Association*


1,284,051,066


99.98


301,822


0.02


469,720


65.63%




* 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 5 July 2021 = 1,957,779,626 shares. 65.63% of voting capital was instructed. 



 
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