Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5736L

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

13 January 2009

 



The following information is disclosed under DTR 3.1.4R(1)

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 13 January 2009 that on 9 January 2009 the following PDMRs and/or their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £2.4262 each, under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 9 January 2009:

Name of PDMR/Connected person	No. of Shares Acquired
Steven Sharp	7,601

Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 13 January 2009 that on 9 January 2009, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £2.41 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in July 2009:

Name of PDMR	No. of Shares Acquired
Sir Stuart Rose	1,332
Steven Sharp	2,457

Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 13 January 2009 that on 9 January 2009, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £2.41 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in June 2010:

Name of PDMR	No. of Shares Acquired
Sir Stuart Rose	8,229
Steven Sharp	4,115

PDMRs' Holdings

Following the above notifications, the PDMRs' holdings, including those of their Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows:

Name of PDMR	Total Holding of Ordinary Shares	Total Percentage Holding
Steven Sharp	234,119*	De minimis
Stuart Rose	1,224,284*	De minimis

* holding does not include shares allocated through the above mentioned Deferred Share Bonus Plans or the Deferred Share Bonus Plan - Dividend Reinvestment Plans as these are not awarded until the plan vests.

For further information, please contact:

Anthony Clarke

020 8718 9940    

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