Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7615X

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

10 December 2010

 



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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )

Other (please specify) : (    )

……………..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES

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):

7 December 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 December 2010

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

5%

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	86,421,830	86,421,830

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896	76,111,596	632,940	75,478,656	0.04%	4.77%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
76,111,596	4.81%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):

Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of Issued Capital
Alliance Bernstein (Indirect)	353,906	0.022349
AXA Australia (Indirect)	24,569	0.001552
AXA Colonia Konzern (Direct)	255,700	0.016147
AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect)	52,232,308	3.298450
AXA France (Indirect)	2,419,341	0.152780
AXA IM UK (Direct)	377,240	0.023823
AXA IM UK (Indirect)	20,298,873	1.281866
Axa Rosenberg (Indirect)	149,659	0.009451
Total Direct Total Indirect	632,940 75,478,656	0.03997 4.76645
Total	76,111,596	4.80642

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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