Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3562B

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

09 January 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Marks and Spencer Group Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Morgan Stanley
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			04/01/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			08/01/2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.00%	3.13%		3.13%	1,624,743,186
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below 3%	Below 3%		Below 3%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0031274896
SUBTOTAL 8. A
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Depositary Receipt		at any time	at any time			22,208			0.001%
Right of recall over securities lending agreements		at any time	at any time			25,192,980			1.55%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			25,215,188			1.55%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Equity Swap	06/09/2018		at any time		Cash			1,754,117	0.11%
Equity Swap	10/12/2018		at any time		Cash			7,174,635	0.44%
Equity Swap	22/01/2019		at any time		Cash			8,735,000	0.54%
Equity Swap	01/03/2019		at any time		Cash			23,564	0.001%
Equity Swap	27/03/2019		at any time		Cash			856,431	0.05%
Equity Swap	28/03/2019		at any time		Cash			2,153,558	0.13%
Equity Swap	29/03/2019		at any time		Cash			1,380,011	0.08%
Equity Swap	08/04/2019		at any time		Cash			1,220,000	0.08%
Equity Swap	06/06/2019		at any time		Cash			1,832,902	0.11%
Equity Swap	29/11/2019		at any time		Cash			519,943	0.03%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			25,650,161	1.58%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Glasgow
Date of completion	08/01/2018

 

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