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Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual report and financial statements 2012 112Other information
Shareholder information continued
Electronic communication
In recent years, changes in legislation have removed the
need for companies to mail endless amounts of paper to
shareholders. Instead, companies are turning to the speed,
environmental and cost-saving benefits ofcommunicating
with their shareholders via the internet. M&S has actively
been encouraging shareholders to sign up to this method
of communication, as the reduction in printing costs and
paper usage make a valuable contribution to our ‘Plan A’
commitments. It is equally beneficial to shareholders, who
can be notified by email whenever we release trading updates
for investors to the London Stock Exchange. These are not
mailed to shareholders.
Registration is very straightforward through Shareview, the
internet based platform provided by Equiniti. For information
about how to register, please visit the ‘Investors’ section of
our corporate website.
Shareholder security
REMEMBER: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
It sounds obvious, but if a stranger rings you out of the blue
and tries to sell you shares in companies you have probably
never even heard of – take great care. They may be part of a
financial scam using hard-sell tactics to persuade you to buy
shares. Shareholders are advised to be very wary of any
unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount, or
offers of free reports about the Company. Furtherinformation
can be found at cityoflondon.police.uk/citypolice within the
Economic Crime section.
Capital Gains Tax
For the purpose 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, HMRC hasconfirmed
the base cost for CGT purposes was 372.35p (81.43%) for an
ordinary share and 68.75p (18.75%) for a Bshare.
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
The Company has a Level 1 ADR program. This enables US
investors to purchase Marks & Spencer American Depository
Shares (ADS) in US dollars ‘over the counter’. The Company
has chosen to have the ADRs quoted on the OTC market’s
highest tier, International PremierQX.
For information on OTCQX go to
otcqx.com
For Deutsche Bank email:
[email protected]
ADR website: adr.db.com
Toll free callers within the US:
1 866 249 2593
For those calling outside the US:
+1 (718) 921 8137
AGM 2012
This year’s AGM will be held at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank
Centre, London SE1 8XX on Tuesday 10 July 2012. The
meeting will start at 11am and registration will be available
from 9.30am.
Key dates for your diary
30 May 2012 Ex-dividend date – Final dividend
1 June 2012 Record date to be eligible for the final dividend
10 July 2012 Results – Quarter 1 Interim Management Statement†
10 July 2012 Annual General Meeting
13 July 2012 Final dividend payment date for the year to 31 March 2012
6 November 2012* Results – Half Year†
14 November 2012* Ex-dividend date – Interim dividend
16 November 2012* Record date to be eligible for the interim dividend
January 2013* Results – Quarter 3 Interim Management Statement†
11 January 2013* Interim dividend payment date
* provisional dates.
† Those registered for electronic communication or news alerts at marksandspencer.com/thecompany will receive notification by email when this is available.
How to get in touch
Registered office and Head office
Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road,
London W2 1NW
Telephone +44 (0)20 7935 4422
Registered in England and Wales (no. 4256886)
Registrars
Equiniti Limited,
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing,
West Sussex BN99 6DA
United Kingdom
Telephone 0845 609 0810
and outside the UK +44 (0) 121 415 7071
Online: help.shareview.co.uk
From here, you will be able to securely
email Equiniti with your enquiry.
Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance
Amanda Mellor
Additional documents
For both the Annual Report or Annual Review go to
marksandspencer.com/thecompany
Alternatively, call 0800 591 697
Please note, students are advised to source information
from our website.
Contact us
email us at chairman@marks-and-spencer.com
Customer queries: 0845 302 1234
Shareholder queries: 0845 609 0810