| 1. Name of company |
Marks and Spencer Group plc |
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| 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest |
Capital Group Companies Inc |
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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 |
Capital Guardian Trust Company: |
| Chase Nominees Ltd |
1,907,000 |
| Nortrust Nominees |
738,100 |
| Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd |
85,200 |
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| Capital International Ltd: |
| State Street Nominees Ltd |
1,209,413 |
| Bank of New York Nominees |
19,843,965 |
| Northern Trust |
3,835,249 |
| Chase Nominees Ltd |
10,315,681 |
| Midland Bank plc |
627,709 |
| Bankers Trust |
885,226 |
| Barclays Bank |
342,852 |
| Citibank London |
225,600 |
| Morgan Guaranty |
1,087,918 |
| Nortrust Nominees |
12,810,328 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland |
1,238,171 |
| State Street Bank & Trust Co |
3,923,058 |
| Deutsche Bank AG |
3,555,501 |
| HSBC Bank plc |
3,261,792 |
| Mellon Bank NA |
778,852 |
| Northern Trust AVFC |
642,664 |
| KAS UK |
155,640 |
| Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd |
336,000 |
| Bank One London |
390,280 |
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| Capital International SA |
| Chase Nominees Ltd |
3,403,357 |
| Midland Bank plc |
38,876 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland |
185,810 |
| State Street Bank & Trust Co |
319,100 |
| Lloyds Bank |
143,100 |
| Citibank NA |
52,900 |
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| Capital International Inc |
| State Street Nominees Ltd |
3,241,686 |
| Bank of New York Nominees |
726,541 |
| Northern Trust |
73,100 |
| Chase Nominees Ltd |
5,252,185 |
| Midland Bank plc |
10,700 |
| Deutsche Bank Mannheim |
14,900 |
| Bankers Trust |
9,500 |
| Citibank London |
11,500 |
| Nortrust Nominees |
392,183 |
| State Street Bank & Trust Co |
166,054 |
| Citibank |
47,200 |
| Citibank NA |
649,165 |
| HSBC Bank plc |
122,000 |
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| 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired |
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| 6. Percentage of issued class |
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| 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed |
6,890,300 |
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| 8. Percentage of issued class |
0.3% |
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| 9. Class of security |
Ordinary shares of 25p each |
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| 10. Date of transaction |
7 July 2004 |
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| 11. Date company informed |
9 July 2004 |
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| 12. Total holding following this notification |
83,056,056 |
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| 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification |
3.65% |
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| 14. Any additional information |
Notification in respect of section 198 Companies Act 1985
Capital International Limited no longer has a notifiable interest. |
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| 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries |
Helen Baker - 0207 268 2867 |
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| 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification |
Helen Baker - Assistant Company Secretary |
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| 17. Date of notification |
12 July 2004 |