Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7647L

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

08 July 2014

 



MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 08 JULY 2014 - POLL RESULT
Resolution		For (see note 2)		Against (see note 2)		Number of votes Withheld (See note 3)	Total Capital Instructed
		No. of shares	%	No. of shares	%
1	Receive Annual Reports and Accounts	1,037,685,053	99.99	150,116	0.01	1,581,017	63.59%
2	Approve the Remuneration report	1,022,785,815	99.18	8,489,388	0.82	8,102,103	63.59%
3	Approve the Remuneration Policy	1,012,469,256	98.27	17,840,854	1.73	9,040,797	63.59%
4	Declare final dividend	1,037,544,001	99.99	149,544	0.01	1,497,842	63.58%
5	Elect Alison Brittain	1,020,434,198	98.37	16,914,787	1.63	1,948,787	63.58%
6	Re-elect Vindi Banga	1,034,196,831	99.69	3,197,374	0.31	1,979,152	63.59%
7	Re-elect Marc Bolland	995,852,447	96.00	41,519,614	4.00	1,924,158	63.58%
8	Re-elect Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne	1,032,144,615	99.50	5,171,504	0.50	1,962,460	63.58%
9	Re-elect Miranda Curtis	995,147,982	95.92	42,282,044	4.08	1,890,879	63.58%
10	Re-elect John Dixon	1,032,564,257	99.53	4,857,794	0.47	1,919,749	63.58%
11	Re-elect Martha Lane Fox	1,021,294,136	98.45	16,114,465	1.55	1,881,555	63.58%
12	Re-elect Andy Halford	1,021,557,032	98.48	15,796,944	1.52	1,908,601	63.58%
13	Re-elect Jan du Plessis	1,021,278,401	98.46	15,986,494	1.54	2,008,368	63.58%
14	Re-elect Steve Rowe	1,032,580,468	99.55	4,709,186	0.45	1,901,171	63.58%
15	Re-elect Alan Stewart	1,033,324,673	99.62	3,974,645	0.38	1,938,483	63.58%
16	Re-elect Robert Swannell	1,032,940,363	99.57	4,448,490	0.43	1,912,333	63.58%
17	Re-elect Laura Wade-Gery	1,026,391,903	99.53	4,893,083	0.47	7,985,137	63.58%
18	Appoint Deloitte LLP as audtiors	981,479,156	95.16	49,950,675	4.84	7,831,602	63.58%
19	Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration	987,501,565	95.18	50,021,781	4.82	1,773,392	63.58%
20	Authorise allotment of shares	894,617,687	89.30	107,233,810	10.70	1,889,564	61.41%
21	Disapply pre-emption rights*	1,030,115,625	99.82	1,860,373	0.18	7,321,222	63.58%
22	Authorise purchase of own shares*	1,035,143,081	99.78	2,301,785	0.22	1,905,148	63.59%
23	Call general meetings on 14 days notice*	884,197,040	88.25	117,749,407	11.75	1,792,684	61.41%
24	Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations	971,709,713	93.73	65,001,796	6.27	2,608,078	63.58%
* 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 4 July 2014 = 1,634,579,483 shares. 63.59% of voting capital was instructed.

 

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