Result of AGM

Marks and Spencer Group PLC

04 July 2023

 

Marks and Spencer Group plc

Result of AGM

Marks and Spencer Group plc (the "Company") today, 4 July 2023, held its Annual General Meeting. All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders. The results of the poll vote for each resolution are as follows:

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 4 JULY 2023 - 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	1,314,468,434	99.99	105,569	0.01	2,221,945	66.79%
2	Approve the Remuneration Report	1,280,489,585	97.83	28,445,795	2.17	7,859,859	66.78%
3	Approve the Remuneration Policy	1,286,748,793	97.74	29,785,038	2.26	261,392	66.78%
4	Re-elect Archie Norman	1,290,143,567	97.99	26,503,089	2.01	151,923	66.79%
5	Re-elect Stuart Machin	1,316,340,805	99.98	292,438	0.02	165,336	66.79%
6	Re-elect Katie Bickerstaffe	1,315,261,221	99.90	1,369,502	0.10	167,756	66.79%
7	Re-elect Evelyn Bourke	1,125,571,232	86.12	181,436,325	13.88	9,787,353	66.78%
8	Re-elect Fiona Dawson	1,296,906,828	98.51	19,649,118	1.49	238,964	66.78%
9	Re-elect Andrew Fisher	1,286,222,148	97.70	30,303,857	2.30	268,905	66.78%
10	Re-elect Tamara Ingram	1,289,170,946	97.92	27,357,295	2.08	266,669	66.78%
11	Re-elect Justin King	1,299,740,685	98.72	16,842,866	1.28	211,359	66.78%
12	Re-elect Sapna Sood	1,299,735,227	98.72	16,810,223	1.28	249,460	66.78%
13	Elect Ronan Dunne	1,313,973,407	99.80	2,595,475	0.20	226,028	66.78%
14	Elect Cheryl Potter	1,314,008,303	99.80	2,591,854	0.20	194,753	66.78%
15	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	1,306,512,711	99.95	607,488	0.05	9,675,858	66.79%
16	Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to determine auditors' remuneration	1,316,368,917	99.98	250,389	0.02	176,751	66.79%
17	Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations	1,270,849,054	96.52	45,765,853	3.48	182,432	66.79%
18	Authorise allotment of ordinary shares	1,295,755,354	98.42	20,863,876	1.58	176,109	66.78%
19	General disapplication pre-emption rights*	1,255,840,831	95.39	60,627,453	4.61	326,626	66.78%
20	Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights*	1,202,392,018	91.34	114,053,456	8.66	349,436	66.78%
21	Authorise purchase of own shares*	1,304,882,501	99.16	11,026,310	0.84	888,528	66.79%
22	Call general meetings on 14 days' notice*	1,256,185,828	95.41	60,470,715	4.59	138,367	66.78%
* 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 30 June 2023 = 1,971,693,446 shares. 66.79% of voting capital was instructed.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Copies of our announcements are available on our website: corporate.marksandspencer.com.

 

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