Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0243W

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

21 July 2009

 



The following information is disclosed under DTR 3.1.4R(1)

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 17 July 2009 that on 10 July 2009 the following PDMRs and/or their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.1931 each, under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 10 July 2009:

Name of PDMR/Connected person	No. of Shares Acquired
Steven Sharp	6,955

Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 17 July 2009 that on 10 July 2009, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.1925 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares awarded under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006.

The Plan vested on 5 June 2009 (the third anniversary of the date of grant) when all existing shares were released from Trust. The shares allocated from this dividend reinvestment have therefore been released from Trust immediately on settlement.

Name of PDMR	No. of Shares Acquired
Sir Stuart Rose	1,190
Steven Sharp	2,195

Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 17 July 2009 that on 10 July 2009, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.1925 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in June 2010:

Name of PDMR	No. of Shares Acquired
Sir Stuart Rose	7,353
Steven Sharp	3,676

PDMRs' Holdings

Following the above notifications, the PDMRs' holdings, including those of their Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows:

Name of PDMR	Total Holding of Ordinary Shares	Total Percentage Holding
Sir Stuart Rose	1,265,873*	De minimis
Steven Sharp	295,235*	De minimis

* holding does not include shares allocated through the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan 2007 as these are not awarded until the plan vests in June 2010.

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