Virtual AGMs are not legally recognised in the UK. Apart from including a physical address in your notice of AGM, please could you explain how M&S’s ‘digital first’ / ‘digitally enabled’ AGM is compliant with UK legal requirements and best [EXPAND]

Virtual AGMs are not legally recognised in the UK.  Apart from including a physical address in your notice of AGM, please could you explain how M&S’s ‘digital first’ / ‘digitally enabled’ AGM is compliant with UK legal requirements and best practice guidelines laid out by regulatory bodies, governance and proxy advisory agencies who advocate for hybrid AGMs?

Our digital meetings are compliant with our Company’s Articles of Association and UK legal requirements (shareholders approved the changes to the Articles with 99.93% of the vote in favour (2017) and with 99.98% (2021)). We believe a well-executed online broadcast provides as many shareholders as possible, no matter where they live, with the opportunity to join the meeting in a way that best suits their need. This year we have provided shareholders with the opportunity to attend the meeting in person and consider the meeting to be hybrid.