Marks & Spencer Group PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jul 6, 2021

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Marks & Spencer Group PLC

06 July 2021

6 July 2021

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC - AGM - 6 JULY 2021 - 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	1,283,196,291	99.98	257,826	0.02	1,365,554	65.63%
2	Approve the Remuneration Report	1,271,170,625	99.15	10,910,040	0.85	2,734,663	65.63%
3	Re-elect Archie Norman	1,278,950,608	99.56	5,659,947	0.44	222,638	65.63%
4	Re-elect Steve Rowe	1,283,044,867	99.88	1,558,781	0.12	206,942	65.63%
5	Re-elect Eoin Tonge	1,283,008,284	99.88	1,521,329	0.12	276,232	65.63%
6	Re-elect Andrew Fisher	1,282,626,133	99.85	1,891,013	0.15	288,699	65.63%
7	Re-elect Andy Halford	1,283,095,652	99.89	1,416,509	0.11	293,684	65.63%
8	Re-elect Tamara Ingram	1,282,643,081	99.86	1,851,716	0.14	286,104	65.62%
9	Re-elect Justin King	1,282,973,536	99.88	1,586,476	0.12	250,176	65.63%
10	Re-elect Sapna Sood	1,283,053,145	99.89	1,426,692	0.11	296,721	65.62%
11	Elect Evelyn Bourke	1,271,047,072	98.95	13,460,562	1.05	302,554	65.63%
12	Elect Fiona Dawson	1,284,258,597	99.98	256,324	0.02	295,267	65.63%
13	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	1,266,415,031	99.98	288,933	0.02	18,104,081	65.63%
14	Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration	1,284,298,699	99.98	267,342	0.02	263,708	65.63%
15	Authorise subdivision of ordinary shares	1,280,375,447	99.69	3,945,459	0.31	489,728	65.63%
16	Approve terms of deferred shares	1,279,904,997	99.66	4,393,755	0.34	487,825	65.62%
17	Authorise allotment of ordinary shares	1,256,884,503	97.85	27,572,394	2.15	337,414	65.63%
18	Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations	1,256,129,285	98.04	25,152,695	1.96	3,510,847	65.62%
19	General disapplication pre-emption rights*	1,275,449,674	99.31	8,834,186	0.69	502,717	65.62%
20	Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights*	1,197,802,166	93.27	86,375,095	6.73	580,029	65.62%
21	Authorise purchase of own shares*	1,263,261,072	98.43	20,171,974	1.57	1,386,900	65.63%
22	Authorise purchase of own shares*	1,279,059,074	99.58	5,372,625	0.42	388,450	65.63%
23	Call general meetings on 14 days' notice*	1,206,241,326	93.90	78,341,323	6.10	243,424	65.63%
24	Approve amendments to Articles of Association*	1,284,051,066	99.98	301,822	0.02	469,720	65.63%
* 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 5 July 2021 = 1,957,779,626 shares. 65.63% 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.

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