Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0745H

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

14 June 2013

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: ( )

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) : ( X )

WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY BLACKROCK INC. THAT IT FORMALLY RETRACTS ITS NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING ISSUED TO THE COMPANY ON 19 JULY 2012, WHICH NOTED BLACKROCK INC.'S HOLDING IN MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC HAVING DROPPED BELOW 5%.

BLACKROCK INC.'S HOLDING REMAINS IN LINE WITH ITS PREVIOUS DISCLOSURE MADE ON 29 JUNE 2012 OF 5.01%, AS SET OUT BELOW.

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

BLACKROCK INC

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):

27 June 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 June 2013

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

Above 5%

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

71,183,270

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

74,288,905

NOT DISCLOSED

74,288,905

NOT DISCLOSED

4.62%

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

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
CFD				6,262,499	0.39%	0.39%