Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5376I

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

26 March 2015

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):

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital International Limited

Capital International SÁrl

Capital International, Inc

Capital Research and Management Company

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

24 March 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2015

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

ABOVE 4%

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	65,341,058	65,341,058
ADRs ISIN: US5709121058	41,794	83,588

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		N/A	66,598,266	N/A	4.044%
ADRs ISIN: US5709121058		N/A	83,656	N/A	0.005%

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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
66,681,922	4.049%

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

CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY	8,023,920 Shares	0.487%
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	125,100 Shares	0.008%
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL	70,300	0.004%
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC	9,900	0.001%
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY	58,452,702 Shares	3.549%