1. Name of company
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
BARCLAYS PLC
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 ATTACHED
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
SEE ATTACHED
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 25P EACH
10. Date of transaction
N/A
11. Date company informed
6 DECEMBER 2006
12. Total holding following this notification
51,949,417 ORDINARY 25P SHARES
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.08%
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
7 DECEMBER 2006
The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material.
*Note: At the date of this disclosure Marks and Spencer Group plc had 1,688,148,658 Ordinary Shares of 25p in issue
APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
As at 1 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
MARKS & SPENCER GP
SEDOL : 3127489
As at 1 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25
representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units
| Legal Entity |
Holding |
Percentage Held |
|
Gerrard Ltd |
5,795,844 |
0.3435 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking |
1,930,492 |
0.1144 |
|
Barclays Private Bank Ltd |
78,101 |
0.0046 |
|
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd |
353,840 |
0.0210 |
|
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd |
7,654 |
0.0005 |
|
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd |
2,252,622 |
0.1335 |
|
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. |
11,791,032 |
0.6988 |
|
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd |
11,065 |
0.0007 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd |
146,332 |
0.0087 |
|
Barclays Capital Inc |
3,347,608 |
0.1984 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd |
130,192 |
0.0077 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Ltd |
14,823,555 |
0.8785 |
|
Barclays Global Fund Advisors |
5,968,798 |
0.3537 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd |
180,190 |
0.0107 |
|
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd |
5,132,092 |
0.3041 |
|
|
|
|
|
Group Holding |
51,949,417 |
3.0788 |
APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
As at 01 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units.
| Registered Holder |
Account Designation |
Holding |
|
BANK OF IRELAND |
426360 |
54,965 |
|
BANK OF NEW YORK |
|
119,757 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
1,701,304 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
295,095 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
246,113 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
2,214,400 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
354,708 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
1,701,304 |
|
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd |
|
1,646,304 |
|
Barclays Global Investors Canada |
|
130,192 |
|
Barclays Trust Co & Others |
|
60,035 |
|
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM |
|
12,590 |
|
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 |
|
7,000 |
|
Barclays Trust Co E99 |
|
1,089 |
|
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE |
|
1,457 |
|
Barclays Trust Co R69 |
|
271,669 |
|
CHASE NOMINEES LTD |
16376 |
848,426 |
|
CHASE NOMINEES LTD |
21359 |
129,272 |
|
CHASE NOMINEES LTD |
28270 |
566,844 |
|
Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125 |
69296301 |
8,095 |
|
Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125 |
69301301 |
1,999 |
|
Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125 |
69358701 |
971 |
|
Durlacher Nominees Ltd |
|
320,472 |
|
Gerrard Nominees Limited |
607486 |
809 |
|
Gerrard Nominees Limited |
650668 |
3,000 |
|
Gerrard Nominees Limited |
653035 |
1,500 |
|
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) |
|
444,492 |
|
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) |
220805DN |
102,411 |
|
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) |
523475DN |
100,000 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
4,808,748 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
458,199 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
47,889 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
17,780 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
111,021 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
525,161 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
68,487 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
7,523,417 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
289,283 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
176,545 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
157,136 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
701 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
28,438 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
1,615,136 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
518,010 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
13,117 |
|
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. |
|
325,070 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
16331 |
417,030 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
16338 |
98,175 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
16341 |
920,026 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
16342 |
221,801 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
16400 |
12,225,554 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
17011 |
28,746 |
|
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) |
18409 |
1,565,338 |
|
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
|
146,332 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
183,477 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
168,641 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
86,397 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
931,131 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
45,679 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
13,762 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
247,624 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
230,657 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
23,124 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
9,614 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
96,785 |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
|
16,434 |
|
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
|
55,495 |
|
Master Trust Bank |
|
4,106 |
|
Mellon Trust - CUSTODIAN / |
|
60,182 |
|
Mitsui Asset |
|
29,637 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited |
|
3,684,895 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 |
|
1,028,823 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 |
|
83,110 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 |
|
20,763 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 |
|
268,150 |
|
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 |
|
57,891 |
|
Reflex Nominees Limited |
|
4,166 |
|
Reflex Nominees Limited |
|
3,488 |
|
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI |
|
10,163 |
|
STATE STREETBOSTON |
|
798,865 |
|
The Northern Trust Company - U |
|
31,230 |
|
Trust & Custody Services Bank |
|
15,515 |
|
Trust & Custody Services Bank |
|
1,010 |
|
Trust & Custody Services Bank |
|
7,089 |
|
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED |
|
78,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
51,949,417 |
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