Marks & Spencer Group PLC Result of AGM (7456K)

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Marks & Spencer Group PLC

11 July 2017

 
 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 11 JULY 2017 - POLL RESULT 
                               For (see note 2)       Against (see note 2) 
----                        ----------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                               Number of votes 
                                                                              Withheld (See note      Total Capital 
 Resolution                  No. of shares     %     No. of shares      %             3)               Instructed 
--------------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Receive Annual 
       Reports and 
 1     Accounts              1,031,989,084   99.99          145,172    0.01              304,845                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Approve the 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                  942,558,230   92.01       81,901,767    7.99            7,972,863                63.54% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Approve the 
       Remuneration 
 3     Policy                1,020,561,621   99.08        9,498,526    0.92            2,368,960                63.54% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Declare final 
 4      dividend             1,031,990,191   99.97          276,989    0.03              189,761                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Vindi 
 5      Banga                1,028,759,261   99.69        3,168,443    0.31              527,852                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Patrick 
 6      Bousquet-Chavanne    1,027,964,243   99.62        3,963,056    0.38              522,822                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Alison 
 7      Brittain             1,030,098,621   99.82        1,849,960    0.18              502,195                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Miranda 
 8      Curtis               1,030,199,069   99.82        1,814,178    0.18              519,726                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Andrew 
 9      Fisher               1,030,250,037   99.83        1,743,078    0.17              542,224                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Andy 
 10     Halford              1,030,202,575   99.82        1,812,573    0.18              520,191                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Steve 
 11     Rowe                 1,028,391,304   99.64        3,678,384    0.36              465,417                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Richard 
 12     Solomons             1,030,232,522   99.83        1,783,131    0.17              527,811                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Robert 
 13     Swannell             1,026,078,633   99.43        5,858,275    0.57              612,845                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Helen 
 14     Weir                 1,028,453,070   99.65        3,589,963    0.35              501,240                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Appoint Archie 
 15     Norman               1,031,298,986   99.92          787,756    0.08              463,790                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Re-elect Deloitte 
 16     LLP as audtiors      1,031,329,399   99.92          801,832    0.08              413,341                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Authorise Audit 
       Committee to 
       determine auditors' 
 17    remuneration          1,031,590,303   99.95          518,274    0.05              441,955                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Authorise allotment 
 18     of shares            1,009,458,941   97.81       22,594,838    2.19              496,273                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Disapply 
       pre-emption 
 19    rights*               1,029,376,572   99.85        1,537,324    0.15            1,636,156                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Authorise purchase 
 20     of own shares*       1,025,886,477   99.45        5,635,244    0.55            1,028,210                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Call general 
        meetings on 14 
 21     days notice*           919,608,133   89.57      107,068,544   10.43            5,873,176                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Authorise the 
        Company, and 
        its subsidiaries, 
        to make political 
 22     donations              935,710,149   91.18       90,490,002    8.82            6,341,699                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Renew the all 
        employee Sharesave 
 23     Plan                 1,026,028,390   99.41        6,080,003    0.59              440,110                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       Approve amendments 
 24     to the Articles*     1,030,898,793   99.93          738,524    0.07              897,287                63.55% 
----  --------------------  --------------  ------  ---------------  ------  -------------------  -------------------- 
       * Special Resoution 
 
 
 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 7 July 2017 = 1,624,731,744 shares. 63.55% 
  of voting capital was instructed. 
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