Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1647F

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

20 May 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):

16 May 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 May 2013

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

ABOVE 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

BELOW 3%
(as on 13-03-2013)

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

49,362,317

N/A

3.05%

N/A

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
49,362,317	3.05%

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) (49,362,317 = 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)