Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9291G

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

12 June 2013

 



The attached announcement is made in accordance with DTR 5

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: (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )

Other (please specify) : (  )

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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)

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):

11 June 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 June 2013

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

BELOW 3%

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	49,362,317                        (as on 20-05-2013)	49,362,317                            (as on 20-05-2013)

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	NOT DISCLOSED	BELOW 3%

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
N/A

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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
BELOW 3%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

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:

Andrew Green

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 9984

 

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