All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
| 1. Name of company |
Marks and Spencer Group plc |
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| 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest |
Brandes Investment Partners, LP |
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| 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 |
In respect of 2 above |
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| 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them |
Brandes Investment Partners, LP |
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| 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired |
N/A |
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| 6. Percentage of issued class |
N/A |
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| 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed |
N/A |
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| 8. Percentage of issued class |
N/A |
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| 9. Class of security |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each |
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| 10. Date of transaction |
26 October 2004 |
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| 11. Date company informed |
17 September 2004 |
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| 12. Total holding following this notification |
150,945,486 ordinary shares and 16,837,275 American Depositary Receipts which together represent the equivalent of 251,969,136 ordinary shares |
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| 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification |
15.3% |
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| 14. Any additional information |
Notification of percentage is based on the number of ordinary shares in shares in issue following cancellation of the shares repurchased under the Tender Offer, which is expected to be 1,645,373,759 (assuming no exercise of employee share options) on Thursday 28 October 2004. Notification in respect of section 198 Companies Act 1985. The registered holders of these shares are approximately 555 custodian banks unaffiliated with Brandes. None of the shares are shares in which Brandes is interested by virtue of section 208(5) of the Companies Act. |
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| 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries |
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| 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification |
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| 17. Date of notification |
26 October 2004 |
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