Holding(s) in Company - Replacement

RNS Number : 4010I

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

14 June 2011

 



Please be advised the following amendment has been made to the 'Holding in Company' announcement released on 13 June 2011 at 18.07 under RNS No 36271.

The change relates to the number of shares given under 8A 'Resulting situation after triggering transaction'.  The number provided was inconsistent with the number of voting rights.  These figures should have been the same.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

The attached announcement is made in accordance with DTR 5

Please note, this disclosure contains two announcements for BlackRock Inc.  The first dated 18 May 2011 disclosing an interest in voting rights greater than 5% - the second dated 31 May 2011 disclosing an interest in voting rights of less than 5%.

BlackRock notified both interests in voting rights however these were not received by Marks & Spencer until 13 June 2011.

The UKLA have been advised of this administrative error.

Notification 1

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments of similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( X )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )

Other (please specify) : (    )

……………..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

BLACKROCK INC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

AS ABOVE

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

17 MAY 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 MAY 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

ABOVE 5%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{(viii, xi)}

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	N/A	N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights (x)
		Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	71,523,328	NOT DISCLOSED	71,523,328	NOT DISCLOSED	4.51%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

^(xv,xvi)

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration Date (xvii)	Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to.	% of voting rights (xix,xx)
					Nominal	Delta
CFD				8,170,588	0.52%	0.52%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
79,693,916	5.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xxi):

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 79,693,916 (5.03%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

ANTHONY CLARKE

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 9940

Notification 2

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments of similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( X )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )

Other (please specify) : (    )

……………..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

BLACKROCK INC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

AS ABOVE

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

31 MAY 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 JUNE 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

HOLDING BELOW 5%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{(viii, xi)}

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	71,523,328	71,523,328

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights (x)
		Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	71,183,270	NOT DISCLOSED	71,183,270	NOT DISCLOSED	4.49%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

^(xv,xvi)

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration Date (xvii)	Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to.	% of voting rights (xix,xx)
					Nominal	Delta
CFD				7,319,081	0.46%	0.46%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
78,502,351	4.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xxi):

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 78,502,351 (4.95%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

ANTHONY CLARKE

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 9940

 

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