31st Jan 2006 15:17
Marks & Spencer Group PLC31 January 2006 Issued: 31 January 2006 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC ("MARKS & SPENCER" OR THE "COMPANY") NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMRS") AND CONNECTED PERSONS Dividend Reinvestment Plan The Company was informed on 30 January 2006 that on 27 January 2006 thefollowing PDMRs and their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plcOrdinary shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of 488.9 pence each,under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the dividend paidon 13 January 2006: Name of PDMR No. of Shares AcquiredGuy Farrant 104Steve Rowe 80Steven Sharp (Director) 248Lesley Sharp (wife of Steven Sharp) 3Anthony Thompson 3Sally Thompson (wife of Anthony Thompson) 9 PEPs - The Company was informed on 30 January 2006 that on 27 January 2006, thefollowing PDMRs and their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plcOrdinary shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of 483.5 pence each,as a reinvestment of dividend in a PEP registered under the name of Marks &Spencer Savings and Investments Limited: Name of PDMR No. of Shares AcquiredGraham Oakley 9Richard Wolff 18 Total Holdings following Dividend Reinvestment Following the above notifications, excluding any conditional allocation ofshares granted under the Performance Share Plan, the PDMRs' holdings, includingthose of their Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows: Name of PDMR Total Holding of Ordinary Total Percentage Holding SharesGuy Farrant 24,028 De minimisGraham Oakley 66,695 De minimisSteve Rowe 8420 De minimisSteven Sharp (Director) 27,816 De minimisAnthony Thompson 1,293 De minimisRichard Wolff 51,127 De minimis The above information has been disclosed under DR 3.1.4R(1) and, whereapplicable, in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of theCompanies Act 1985. For further information, please contact: Anthony Clarke020 8718 9940 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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