Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8387F

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

22 May 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC 3127489
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					Yes
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 with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					No
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Majedie Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Majedie UK Equity Fund, Majedie UK Income Fund, Majedie UK Focus Fund, Majedie Asset Management Tortoise Fund, Majedie Asset Management UK Equity Fund, Majedie Institutional Trust, Majedie Tortoise Fund, Majedie Asset Management UK Income Fund, Discretionary Portfolios
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		18 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 May 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0031274896

80,276,929

80,276,929

81,569,767

5.02

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period 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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Percentage of voting rights

81,569,767

5.02

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Majedie Asset Management Limited is a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests funds on behalf of its clients on a segregated basis as well as through sub-funds of its pooled vehicles, Majedie Asset Management Investment Fund Company and Majedie Asset Management (International) Investment Fund Company Plc. It is also the manager of the Majedie Institutional Trust.
14. Contact name:	Matthew Hambly
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7618 3903

 

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