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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2015
OUR BUSINESSOUR PERFORMANCEGOVERNANCEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ANALYSIS OF SHARE REGISTER
Ordinary shares
As at 28 March 2015 the Company had 181,607 registered holders of ordinary shares. Their shareholdings are analysed below. It should be
noted that many of our private investors hold their shares through nominee companies, therefore the percentage of private holders is
much higher (we estimate approximately 30%) than that indicated.
Range of shareholding
Number of
shareholders
Percentage
of total
shareholders
Number of
ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
share capital
1 – 500 94,339 51.95 18,006,086 1.09
501 – 1,000 35,125 19.34 26,306,780 1.60
1,001 – 2,000 26,896 14.81 38,677,377 2.35
2,001 – 5,000 17,94 4 9.88 55 ,109,204 3.34
5,001 – 10,000 4,608 2.54 31,828,681 1.93
10,001 – 100,000 2,143 1.18 49,307,034 2.99
100,001 – 1,000,000 387 0.21 137,360,658 8.34
1,000,001 – Highest 165 0.09 1,291,218,926 78.36
Total 181,607 100.00 1,647,814,746 100.00
Category of shareholder
Number of
shareholders
Percentage
of total
shareholders
Number of
ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
share capital
Private 174 , 558 9 6 .12 25 8,939 ,325 15 .71
Institutional and corporate 7,049 3.88 1,388,875,421 84.29
Total 181,607 100.00 1,647,814,746 100.00
2015/16 fi nancial calendar and key dates
28 May 2015 Ex-dividend date – Final dividend
29 May 2015 Record date to be eligible for the fi nal dividend
07 July 2015 Results – Quarter 1 Interim Management Statement†
07 July 2015 Annual General Meeting (11am)
10 July 2015 Final dividend payment date for the year to 28 March 2015
04 November 2015* Results – Half Year†
12 November 2015* Ex-dividend date – Interim dividend
13 November 2015* Record date to be eligible for the interim dividend
January 2016* Results – Quarter 3 Interim Management Statement†
08 January 2016* Interim dividend payment date
† Those who have registered for electronic communication or news alerts at marksandspencer.com/thecompany will receive notifi cation by email when this is available.
* Provisional dates.
MANAGING YOUR SHARES ONLINE
Shareholders can manage their holdings
online by registering with Shareview, the
internet based platform provided by
Equiniti. Registration is a straightforward
process and allows shareholders to:
> Sign up for electronic shareholder
communication.
> Receive trading updates by email.
> View all of their shareholdings in
one place.
> Update their records following a
change of address.
> Have dividends paid into their bank
account.
> Vote in advance of company general
meetings.
M&S encourages shareholders to sign up
for electronic communication as the
reduction in printing costs and paper
usage makes a valuable contribution to our
Plan A commitments. It is also benefi cial to
shareholders, who can be notifi ed by email
whenever we release trading updates to
the London Stock Exchange, which are not
mailed to shareholders.
To fi nd out more information about the
services o ered by Shareview and to
register, please visit shareview.co.uk.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015
This year’s AGM will be held at Wembley
Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS on
Tuesday 7 July 2015. The meeting will
start at 11am and registration will be open
from 9.30am.
DIVIDENDS
Paid in January and July each year (subject
to Board and shareholder approval). We
encourage shareholders to have their
dividends paid directly into their bank
account to ensure e cient payment and
that cleared funds are received on the
payment date. Shareholders who receive
their dividend payments in this way receive a
single, consolidated tax voucher annually in
January, covering both dividend payments
made during the tax year. We are able to
send separate tax vouchers if preferred.
Shareholders can change their preferred
dividend payment method online at
shareview.co.uk or by contacting Equiniti.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION