Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8621P

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

23 July 2010

 



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

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 23 July 2010 that on 16 July 2010 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 £3.50 each, under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 16 July 2010:

Name of PDMR/Connected person	No. of Shares Acquired
John Dixon *	1,918
Steven Sharp	53

* Allocation for John Dixon includes 8 shares purchased by his connected party

Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 23 July 2010 that on 16 July 2010, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.5441 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007.

The Plan vested on 7 July 2010 when all existing shares were released from Trust. The shares allocated from this dividend reinvestment have therefore been released from Trust immediately on settlement.

Name of PDMR	No. of Shares Acquired
Sir Stuart Rose	6,919
Steven Sharp	2,244

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
Sir Stuart Rose	1,533,509	De minimis
Steven Sharp **	386,384	De minimis
John Dixon **	100,913	De minimis

** Figures disclosed include those from connected parties

For further information please contact:

Anthony Clarke

020 8718 9940

 

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