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23 February 2007

Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

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):

N/A

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

Other (please specify) : (    )

……………..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

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

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 FEBRUARY 2007

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

ABOVE 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
 
Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

ISIN: GB0031274896
53,228,959  
3.20%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares

Number of voting rights (ix)

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct (x)

Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

ISIN: GB0031274896
59,701,585
59,701,585
 
3.51%
  
B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

59,701,585
3.51%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (59,701,585 – 3.51% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)  
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) 
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL) 
 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,698,676,211

First notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name:

ANTHONY CLARKE

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8718 9940

 

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