Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0042Y

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

03 September 2020

 

TR-1: S tandard 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 attached ii :			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						X
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 obligation iv
Name			Kenneth C. Griffin
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			N/A
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name			(1)  SNC Nominees Limited (2)  BOFA Securities Europe SA (3)  BOFA Securities, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			(1)  London, UK (2)  London, UK (3)  Wilmington, US
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			02/09/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			03/09/2020
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 issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.01441 %	5.0081%		5.02251%	1,953,387,035
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below 5%	Below 5%		Below 5%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% 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)
Ordinary shares: GB0031274896				281,557					0.01441%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		281,557					0.01441%
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 date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
American Depositary Receipts: US5709121058						3,724			0.00019%
Physcially-settled call options relating to ordinary shares		18/12/20 18/09/20 19/03/21	N/A N/A N/A			137,000 20,000 1,000			0.00701% 0.00102% 0.00005%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			161,724			0.00827%
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 date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Equity swap referenced to ordinary shares	N/A				Cash			97,665,862	4.99982%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			97,665,862	4.99982%

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) issuer xiii				X (see section 11 below)
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 entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name xv	% 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
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 information xvi
The positions which are the subject matter of this notification are held by various entities in the Citadel Group (which are majority controlled by Mr Griffin) or by funds whose assets are managed by entities in the Citadel Group (and, again, which are majority controlled by Mr Griffin).  However, none of those entities or their parent undertakings (other than Mr Griffin) have positions which exceed 5%.  Consequently, none of them have been listed in sections 3 or 9 of this notification.

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	03 September 2020

 

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