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Marks and Spencer Group plc
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
You can elect to receive future dividends as shares rather than
cash by participating in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. For
further information, and to apply online, visit
www.Shareview.co.uk and view the feature “reinvest your
dividends”. Alternatively, telephone Lloyds TSB Registrars.
Dividends direct to your bank account
Having your dividend paid directly into your bank or building
society account gives the following benefits:
•avoid the risk of cheques being lost in the post;
•no need to present cheques for payment; and
•dividend credited to your account on payment date.
Your tax voucher will be sent to your registered address as usual.
To set up a dividend mandate or change your existing mandated
details, please either log on to www.Shareview.co.uk and follow
the instructions or telephone Lloyds TSB Registrars.
ShareGift
Shareholders generously donated to ShareGift following the
final redemption of the B shares in May 2006. ShareGift is
a registered charity administered by The Orr Mackintosh
Foundation. Set up in 1996, ShareGift has donated the
proceeds of unwanted shareholdings to support a wide range
of UK charities.
Shareholders with a small number of shares, the value of which
makes it uneconomical to sell, may wish to consider donating
them to charity through ShareGift.
Find out more at www.ShareGift.org or by telephoning ShareGift
on 020 7337 0501.
Capital gains tax
For the purposes of Capital Gains Tax, the price of an ordinary
share on 31 March 1982 was 153.5p, which, when adjusted for
the 1 for 1 scrip issue in 1984, gives a figure of 76.75p.
Following the capital reorganisation in March 2002, the Inland
Revenue has confirmed the base cost for CGT purposes was
372.35p (81.43%) for an ordinary share and 68.75p (18.57%) for
a B share.
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
The Company has a level 1 ADR programme sponsored by
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA to enable US investors to purchase
Marks & Spencer American Depository Shares (ADS’s) in US
Dollars ‘over the counter’. Each ADS represents six ordinary
shares. For further information, please contact:
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA P.O. Box 43013, Providence,
RI 02940-3013, USA
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.adr.com
Toll-free for callers within the US: (800) 990 1135
For those calling outside the US: +1 (781) 575 4328
Half year results
This year, we will advertise our half year results in selected
national newspapers rather than publishing a booklet and
posting it to shareholders. The full statement will be available
on our website.
Corporate social responsibility
A copy of our Corporate Social Responsibility Report is available
online at www.marksandspencer.com/csrreport2006
Unsolicited mail
The Company is obliged by law to make its share register
publicly available and, as a consequence, some shareholders
may receive unsolicited mail. If you wish to limit the amount of
unsolicited mail you receive, please contact:
The Mailing Preference Service (MPS)
DMA House
70 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SS
Alternatively register online at www.mpsonline.org.uk or call the
MPS Registration line on 0845 703 4599.
The Mailing Preference Service is an independent organisation
which offers a free service to the public. Registering with them
will help stop most unsolicited consumer advertising material.
The use of a nominee company can also help protect your
privacy. You can transfer your shares into our corporate nominee
company by contacting Lloyds TSB Registrars. Alternatively,
contact your broker for information on their nominee services.
CONTACT US
We welcome your comments as we endeavour to develop
our products and services.
e-mail us at
chairman@marks-and-spencer.com
Customer Queries
0845 302 1234
Lloyds TSB Registrars
For shareholder queries please telephone
0845 609 0810
+44 (0) 121 415 7071 (outside the UK)
FURTHER INFORMATION
For additional copies of the Annual report or Annual review
and summary financial statements go to:
www.marksandspencer.com/thecompany
Alternatively call 0800 591 697.
Audio files can be downloaded from our website.
This publication is printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper,
containing recycled material and using vegetable oil-based inks.
Design: Corporate Edge www.corporateedge.com
Print: Butler & Tanner, an ISO 14001 registered company.
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