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Marks & Spencer Group PLC 07 June 2007 Issued: Thursday 7 June 2007 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC ('MARKS & SPENCER' OR THE 'COMPANY') NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ('PDMRS') AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Deferred Share Bonus Plan It was confirmed on 6 June 2007 that on 5 June 2007 the following awards under the Marks and Spencer Group Deferred Share Bonus Plan were made to the following PDMRs of the Company: Directors Allocation of Deferred Bonus Shares (see Note below) Stuart Rose 222,898 Ian Dyson 111,449 Steven Sharp 111,449 Senior management Allocation of Deferred Bonus Shares (see Note below) Kate Bostock 28,985 Guy Farrant 36,424 Graham Oakley 37,149 Andrew Skinner 28,922 Note: The above awards were made under the Company's Annual Bonus Scheme. This requires executive directors to defer 60% of their bonus earned and senior management to defer 50% of their bonus earned into shares in the Deferred Share Bonus Plan. For the purposes of this calculation the grant was made at a share price of 706.6p. The shares will be held for 3 years. There will be no match paid against these deferred shares, although the value of dividends accrued, either in the form of dividend equivalents or through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, will be paid at the end of the period. The Annual Bonus Scheme is designed to focus and reward executives for specific operational improvements which will drive the Company's performance. The targets for the Company are determined annually by the Remuneration Committee and for 2006/07 incorporated a mixture of profit before tax, business unit and retail sales and profit as appropriate. The targets for executive directors were entirely based on the delivery of corporate profit before tax. 2. Performance Share Plan It was confirmed on 6 June 2007 that on 5 June 2007 the following awards under the Marks and Spencer Group Performance Share Plan were made to PDMRs of the Company: Directors Allocation of Performance Shares (see Note below) Stuart Rose 594,395 Ian Dyson 297,197 Steven Sharp 297,197 Senior management Allocation of Performance Shares (see Note below) Kate Bostock 169,827 Steven Esom 141,522 Guy Farrant 113,218 Carl Leaver 100,834 Graham Oakley 99,065 Andrew Skinner 79,252 Note: Under the Performance Share Plan, awards are granted as a conditional allocation, where a participant will receive free ordinary shares in the Company on the vesting of an award subject to continuing employment. The vesting of an award will depend on the Company's adjusted earnings per share ('EPS') performance over a fixed three-year performance period starting on the first day of the financial year in which the awards were granted. For the purposes of this calculation, the grant was made at a share price of 706.6p. 3. Restricted Share Plan It was confirmed on 6 June 2007 that on 5 June 2007 the following awards under the Marks and Spencer Group Restricted Share Plan were made to PDMRs of the Company: Senior management Allocation of Restricted Shares (see Note below) Steven Esom 70,761 Carl Leaver 70,761 Note: The Restricted Share Plan was established in 2000 as part of the reward strategy for senior management who are vital to the future success of the Company. The Plan operates for senior management below executive director level. Awards are made as part of ongoing reviews of reward packages, and as part of recruitment packages for new executives. The shares are held in Trust for a period of between one and three years, at which point they are released subject to the participant still being in employment with the Company. For the purposes of this calculation the grant was made at a share price of 706.6p. There will be no match paid against these restricted shares, although the value of dividends accrued either in the form of dividend equivalents or through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan will be paid at the end of the period. 4. Shareholdings of PDMRs Following the above notifications, excluding any conditional allocation of shares granted under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan, shareholdings of PDMRs, including those of their Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows: Directors Total Holding of Ordinary Total Percentage Holding Shares Stuart Rose 500,416 De minimis Ian Dyson 60,000 De minimis Steven Sharp 28,473 De minimis Senior management Total Holding of Ordinary Total Percentage Holding Shares Kate Bostock 13,120 De minimis Steven Esom - De minimis Guy Farrant 53,812 De minimis Carl Leaver - De minimis Graham Oakley 66,720 De minimis Andrew Skinner 46,656 De minimis The above information has been disclosed under DR 3.1.4R (1) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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