| 1. |
Name of company
Marks and Spencer Group plc |
2. |
Name of director
Paul Myners |
| 3. |
Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest
In respect of 2 above |
4. |
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Strand Nominees Limited |
| 5. |
Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A |
6. |
Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non discretionary
Purchase |
| 7. |
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
100,000 shares |
8. |
Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
De minimis |
9. |
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A |
10. |
Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A |
| 11. |
Class of security
Ordinary |
12. |
Price per share
343p |
13. |
Date of transaction
24 May 2005 |
14. |
Date company informed
24 May 2005 |
| 15. |
Total holding following this notification
150,660 Ordinary shares |
16. |
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
De minimis |
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. |
| 17. |
Date of grant |
18. |
Period during which or date on which exercisable |
| 19. |
Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option |
20. |
Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number |
| 21. |
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise |
22. |
Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification |
| 23. |
Any additional information |
24. |
Name of contact and telephone number for queries |
| 25. |
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Helen Baker
Tel no: 020 8718 2867 |
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Date of notification: 24 May 2005 |