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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2016
OUR BUSINESSOUR PERFORMANCEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS GOVERNANCE
ANALYSIS OF SHARE REGISTER
Ordinary shares
As at 2 April 2016 the Company had 172,754 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
holdings %
Balance as at
2 April 2016 %
1 – 500 89,227 51.65 17,057,432 1.05
501 – 1,000 33,329 19.29 24,934,675 1.54
1,001 – 2,000 25,789 14.93 37,005,494 2.28
2,001 – 5,000 17, 281 10 . 0 0 52,9 41, 332 3 .26
5,001 – 10,000 4,430 2.56 30,579,322 1.88
10,001 – 100,000 2,120 1.23 50,232,253 3.10
100,001 – 1,000,000 408 0.24 140,098,723 8.63
1,000,001 – Highest 170 0.10 1,270,115,576 78.26
Total 172,754 100.00 1,622,964,807 100.00
Category of shareholder
Number of
shareholders
Percentage
of total
shareholders
Number of
ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
share capital
Private 165,727 95.93 248,322,893 15.30
Institutional and corporate 7,027 4.07 1,374,641,914 84.70
Total 172,754 100.00 1,622,964,807 100.00
2016/17 fi nancial calendar and key dates
2 June 2016 Ex-dividend date – Final dividend
3 June 2016 Record date to be eligible for the fi nal dividend
7 July 2016 Results – Quarter 1 Trading Statement†
12 July 2016 Annual General Meeting (11am)
15 July 2016 Final dividend payment date for the year to 2 April 2016
9 November 2016* Results – Half Year†
17 November 2016* Ex-dividend date – Interim dividend
18 November 2016* Record date to be eligible for the interim dividend
January 2017* Results – Quarter 3 Trading Statement†
13 January 2017* 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 2016
This year’s AGM will be held at Wembley
Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
on Tuesday 12 July 2016. 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, annual dividend confi rmation
annually in January, covering both
dividend payments made during the tax
year. We are able to send individual dividend
confi rmation statements if preferred.
Shareholders can change their preferred
dividend payment method online at
shareview.co.uk or by contacting Equiniti.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION