Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3627I

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

13 June 2011

 



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	80,728,653	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	N/A	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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