1) NAME OF COMPANY
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
- FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
- FMR CORP
AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES
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
SEE APPENDIX 1
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
SEE APPENDIX 1
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
N/A
6) Percentage of issued Class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8) Percentage of issued Class
N/A
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
10) Date of transaction
N/A
11) Date company informed
4 DECEMBER 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
84,710,160 ORDINARY SHARES
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.02%
14) Any additional information
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
ANTHONY CLARKE
020 8718 9940
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
ANTHONY CLARKE
Date of Notification ............. 4 DECEMBER 2006 ...........
NB: AT THE DATE OF THIS DISCLOSURE MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC HAD
1,688,019,269 ORDINARY 25P SHARES IN ISSUE
APPENDIX 1
Amendment 4
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Marks & Spencer Group Plc
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
A FMR Corp
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity
Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts
as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust
accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders
and their holdings.)
B Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. BOX HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion
(FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L),
Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity
Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments International
(FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies
and institutional clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of
Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from
reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for
the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken
to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of
the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to
control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
respectively.
Michelle Edwards
Associative Director - Compliance
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiter
by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Schedule A Amendment 4
Security: MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC
Current ownership percentage; 5.02%
Total Shares Held 84,710,160
Shares in issue: 1,687,387,716
Change in holdings since last
filing +1,703,631 ordinary shares
| Shares Held |
Management Company |
Nominee/Registered Name |
| 569,400 |
FMTC |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
| 433,200 |
FMTC |
MELLON BANK N.A. |
| 7,285,740 |
FPM |
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH |
| 3,098,610 |
FPM |
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S) |
| 1,828,500 |
FPM |
HSBC BANK PLC |
| 1,751,200 |
FPM |
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON |
| 1,405,400 |
FPM |
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH |
| 406,514 |
FPM |
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS |
| 202,800 |
FPM |
MELLON BANK |
| 171,700 |
FPM |
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S) |
| 160,500 |
FPM |
SOCIETE GENERALE |
| 93,200 |
FPM |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
| 90,700 |
FPM |
BANKERS TRUST LONDON |
| 52,100 |
FPM |
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES |
| 19,700 |
FPM |
DEXIA PRIVATBANK |
| 5,646,400 |
FMTC |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
| 2,764,700 |
FMTC |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
| 2,345,064 |
FMTC |
MELLON BANK N.A. |
| 1,018,900 |
FMTC |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
| 990,100 |
FMTC |
BANK OF NEW YORK |
| 427,346 |
FMTC |
CIBC MELLON TRUST |
| 149,700 |
FMTC |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO |
| 77,477 |
FMTC |
ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO |
| 36,045,200 |
FMRCO |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO |
| 8,427,000 |
FMRCO |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
| 175,300 |
FMRCO |
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON |
| 116,700 |
FMRCO |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
| 76,000 |
FMRCO |
MELLON BANK N.A. |
| 46,500 |
FMRCO |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
| 64,800 |
FMR |
MELLON BANK NA |
| 2,319,039 |
FISL |
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH |
| 756,000 |
FIM HK |
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK |
| 1,436,200 |
FIL |
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH |
| 462,900 |
FIL |
HSBC BANK PLC |
| 426,400 |
FIL |
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON |
| 404,500 |
FIL |
JPMORGAN BOURNEMOUTH |
| 397,980 |
FIL |
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S) |
| 376,300 |
FIL |
BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) |
| 368,800 |
FIL |
STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C) |
| 168,200 |
FIL |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO |
| 159,000 |
FIL |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
| 74,600 |
FIL |
ING LUXEMBOURG |
| 56,398 |
FIL |
MORGAN STANLEY LONDON |
| 7,212 |
FIL |
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX |
| 288,500 |
FIJ |
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN |
| 140,600 |
FIJ |
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING |
| 76,980 |
FIJ |
TRUST&CUST SVCS BK LTD,TOKO |
| 148,000 |
Fll |
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH |
| 663,200 |
FICL |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
| 38,800 |
FIA(K)L |
STATE STREET HONG KONG |
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