Marks & Spencer Group PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Mar 11, 2020

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RNS Number : 8421F

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

11 March 2020

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marks and Spencer Group plc (the 'Company') announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary 25p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs'):

2016 Performance Share Plan

Exercise of options under the 2016 Performance Share Plan ('PSP') and subsequent sale of shares by two PDMRs, as set out below.

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

S Berendji

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR (Retail, Operations & Property Director)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Marks and Spencer Group plc

b)

LEI

213800EJP14A79ZG1X44

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary 25p shares

ISIN: GB0031274896

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of 77,234 shares from the 2016 Performance Share Plan, followed by the sale of 36,230 shares to cover the tax and NI liability, with 41,004 shares retained.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£1.291	77,234

d)

Aggregated information

-	Aggregated volume

-	Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2020-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

P Friston

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR (International Director)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Marks and Spencer Group plc

b)

LEI

213800EJP14A79ZG1X44

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary 25p shares

ISIN: GB0031274896

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of 77,234 shares from the 2016 Performance Share Plan, followed by the sale of 36,429 shares to cover the tax and NI liability, with 40,805 shares retained.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£1.291	77,234

d)

Aggregated information

-	Aggregated volume

-	Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2020-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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