Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4276M

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

23 August 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: (X)

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): ( )

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):

22 AUGUST 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 AUGUST 2013

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

BELOW 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

80,698,191

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

NOT DISCLOSED

BELOW 5%

NOT DISCLOSED

BELOW 5%

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