Marks and Spencer 2013 Annual Report Download - page 117

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Overview Strategic review Financial review Governance Financial statements and other information
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.
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.
AGM 2013
This year’s AGM will be held at Wembley Stadium, Wembley,
London HA9 0WS on Tuesday 9 July 2013. The meeting will
start at 11am and registration will be available from 9.30am.
Key dates
29 May 2013 Ex-dividend date – Final dividend
31 May 2013 Record date to be eligible for the final dividend
9 July 2013* Results – Quarter 1 Interim Management Statement†
9 July 2013 Annual General Meeting (11am)
12 July 2013 Final dividend payment date for the year to 30 March 2013
November 2013* Results – Half Year†
13 November 2013* Ex-dividend date – Interim dividend
15 November 2013* Record date to be eligible for the interim dividend
January 2014* Results – Quarter 3 Interim Management Statement†
10 January 2014* Interim dividend payment date
† Those registered for electronic communication or news alerts at marksandspencer.com/thecompany will receive notification by email when this is available.
* provisional dates.
How to get in touch
Registered office and Head Office
Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road,
London W2 1NW
Telephone [phone]
Registered in England and Wales (no. 4256886)
Registrars
Equiniti Limited,
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing,
West Sussex BN99 6DA
United Kingdom
Telephone [phone]
and outside the UK [phone]
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 [e-mail]
Customer queries: 0845 302 1234
Shareholder queries: 0845 609 0810
Shareholder security
An increasing number shareholders have been contacting us to
report unsolicited and suspicious phone calls that they have
received from ‘brokers’ offering to buy their shares at a price far
in excess of their market value. We believe this may be a scam,
commonly referred to as a ‘boiler room’. The callers obtain your
details from publicly available sources of information, including
the Company Share Register, and are extremely persistent and
persuasive.
Shareholders are cautioned to be very wary of any unsolicited
advice, offers to buy shares at a discount, sell your shares at a
premium or requests to complete confidentiality agreements
with the callers. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it
probably is!
More detailed information and guidance is available on the
‘Investors’ section of our corporate website. An overview of
common current scams is available on the Action Fraud website
www.actionfraud.police.uk
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: [phone]