Result of AGM

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 11 JULY 2017 - 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

1,031,989,084

99.99

145,172

0.01

304,845

63.55%

2

Approve the Remuneration Report

942,558,230

92.01

81,901,767

7.99

7,972,863

63.54%

3

Approve the Remuneration Policy

1,020,561,621

99.08

9,498,526

0.92

2,368,960

63.54%

4

Declare final dividend

1,031,990,191

99.97

276,989

0.03

189,761

63.55%

5

Re-elect Vindi Banga

1,028,759,261

99.69

3,168,443

0.31

527,852

63.55%

6

Re-elect Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne

1,027,964,243

99.62

3,963,056

0.38

522,822

63.55%

7

Re-elect Alison Brittain

1,030,098,621

99.82

1,849,960

0.18

502,195

63.55%

8

Re-elect Miranda Curtis

1,030,199,069

99.82

1,814,178

0.18

519,726

63.55%

9

Re-elect Andrew Fisher

1,030,250,037

99.83

1,743,078

0.17

542,224

63.55%

10

Re-elect Andy Halford

1,030,202,575

99.82

1,812,573

0.18

520,191

63.55%

11

Re-elect Steve Rowe

1,028,391,304

99.64

3,678,384

0.36

465,417

63.55%

12

Re-elect Richard Solomons

1,030,232,522

99.83

1,783,131

0.17

527,811

63.55%

13

Re-elect Robert Swannell

1,026,078,633

99.43

5,858,275

0.57

612,845

63.55%

14

Re-elect Helen Weir

1,028,453,070

99.65

3,589,963

0.35

501,240

63.55%

15

Appoint Archie Norman

1,031,298,986

99.92

787,756

0.08

463,790

63.55%

16

Re-elect Deloitte LLP as audtiors

1,031,329,399

99.92

801,832

0.08

413,341

63.55%

17

Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration

1,031,590,303

99.95

518,274

0.05

441,955

63.55%

18

Authorise allotment of shares

1,009,458,941

97.81

22,594,838

2.19

496,273

63.55%

19

Disapply pre-emption rights*

1,029,376,572

99.85

1,537,324

0.15

1,636,156

63.55%

20

Authorise purchase of own shares*

1,025,886,477

99.45

5,635,244

0.55

1,028,210

63.55%

21

Call general meetings on 14 days notice*

919,608,133

89.57

107,068,544

10.43

5,873,176

63.55%

22

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

935,710,149

91.18

90,490,002

8.82

6,341,699

63.55%

23

Renew the all employee Sharesave Plan

1,026,028,390

99.41

6,080,003

0.59

440,110

63.55%

24

Approve amendments 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.