Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7410Y
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
09 July 2008
 



 
Poll Results (see Note 1)                          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 9 July 2008 at 2.00pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Results of the poll taken at meeting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resolution
For                                                                    (see note 2)
Against                                                                                (see note 2)
Number of votes           Withheld                          (See note 3)
Total Votes Cast
 
 
No. of shares
%
No. of shares
%
 
 
1
To receive Annual report and accounts
774,731,982
96.69
26,511,063
3.31
12,915,378
814,158,423
2
To approve the remuneration report
678,626,041
87.16
99,956,289
12.84
35,615,891
814,198,221
3
To declare a final dividend
813,500,429
99.99
53,993
0.01
466,658
814,021,080
4
To elect Kate Bostock
802,342,642
98.65
10,957,178
1.35
911,173
814,210,993
5
Resolution withdrawn (see note 4)
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
To re-elect Sir Stuart Rose
634,283,993
94.08
39,892,407
5.92
140,138,893
814,315,293
7
To re-elect Steven Sharp
803,635,631
98.82
9,559,888
1.18
882,790
814,078,309
8
To re-appoint the auditors
794,445,169
98.95
8,399,007
1.05
10,314,853
813,159,029
9
To authorise Audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration
807,205,879
99.42
4,731,416
0.58
1,217,234
813,154,529
10
To renew directors' authority to allot shares
807,759,827
99.35
5,308,594
0.65
1,042,709
814,111,130
11
To renew disapplication of pre-emption rights
808,003,942
99.61
3,181,713
0.39
2,878,152
814,063,807
12
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
809,966,749
99.65
2,864,553
0.35
1,205,580
814,036,882
13
To authorise the Company to amend the Articles of Association
782,127,868
96.30
30,090,879
3.70
1,855,137
814,073,884
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   Steven Esom retired from the Board on 2 July 2008. This resolution proposing his election as a Director was therefore not put to the meeting.
 
 
 
 
5   Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 8 July 2008 = 1,576,680,715 shares. 51.6% of voting capital was instructed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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