Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2212Q

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

25 February 2016

 

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):

24 FEBRUARY 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 FEBRUARY 2016

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

Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone 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	81,909,154	81,909,154

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	N/A	79,355,595	N/A	4.88%

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
SECURITIES LENDING			8,367,917	0.51%

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				5,032,223	0.30%	0.30%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
92,755,735	5.71%

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

BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Group Limited                            BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                          BlackRock, Inc.                                  Trident Merger, LLC                         BlackRock Investment Management, LLC                         BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                           BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                           BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                         BlackRock Fund Advisors                           BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                           BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                         BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited                                 BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                           BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                         BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                BlackRock Cayco Limited                           BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited                              BlackRock Japan Holdings GK                               BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.                          BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC                           BlackRock Canada Holdings LP                            BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC                         BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited                          BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Group Limited                            BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                                   BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                           BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                           BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                         BlackRock Fund Advisors                           BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association                            BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Group Limited                            BlackRock International Limited                              BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.                                 BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited                          BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Group Limited                            BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.                                 BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.                            BlackRock Advisors, LLC                            BlackRock, Inc.                                  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                             BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                             BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                BlackRock Group Limited                            BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                                   BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

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:

PAUL ROLLING       

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 1969

 

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