Marks & Spencer Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 10, 2013

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RNS Number : 1431V

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

10 December 2013

The attached announcement is made in accordance with DTR 5

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 SARL, AND

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

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

6 December 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

Monday 9 December 2013 (Received Tuesday 10 December 2013)

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

ABOVE 3%

8. Notified details:

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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	Below 3%	Below 3%
ADRs ISIN: US5709121058	Below 3%	Below 3%

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	49,399,579		49,399,579		3.056%
ADRs ISIN: US5709121058	234,986		234,986		0.015%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
49,634,565	3.071%

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	11,306,765 Shares	0.700%
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	221,900 Shares	0.014%
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL	211,800	0.013%
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY	37,894,100 Shares	2.345%

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:

14. Contact name:

PAUL ROLLING

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 1969

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