8th Mar 2006 09:53
Marks & Spencer Group PLC08 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of listed company 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,notification indicates if more than one holder, the number ofthat it is regarding the holding of shares held by each of themthe shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the caseof an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SEE ATTACHED SEE ATTACHED 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of 8. Percentage ofshares/amount of issued class (any shares/amount of issued class (anystock acquired treasury shares stock disposed treasury shares held by the held by the listed listed company should company should not be taken into not be taken into account when account when calculating calculating percentage) percentage) N/AN/A N/A N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date listed transaction company informed ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH N/A 07-03-06 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issuednotification class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 83,197,613 SHARES 4.95% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries N/A ANTHONY CLARKE 020 8718 9940 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification _ ________________-ANTHONY CLARKE_________________ Date of notification __8 MARCH 2006 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3. Legal Entity Holding Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 999,924Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,921,048Barclays Private Bank Ltd 80,857Gerrard Ltd 5,610,660Barclays Global Investors Ltd 34,380,616Barclays Global Fund Advisors 4,867,947Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,397,558Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 1,402,387Barclays Bank PLC 26,111Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 108,776Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 310,612Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 715,348Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 11,905Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 35,673Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 29,328,191 Group Holding 83,197,613 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4 Registered Holder Account Holding Designation BANK OF IRELAND 426360 28,576BANK OF NEW YORK 117,230BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 648,008BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -484,729BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -297,030BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 849,099BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 26,111Barclays Global Investors Canada 108,776Barclays Trust Co & Others 37,106BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 2,896Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 7,000Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 6,006Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE 1,457Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 256,147BNP PARIBAS 232,938CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 871,421CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 15,132,536CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 825,440CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 533,247CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 205,882CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 154,580Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 496994 5,585Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 692963 8,095Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693013 1,999Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693269 19,023Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693587 971Gerrard Nominees Limited 607486 809Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 482,249Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 101,190INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 406,522INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,049,472INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 47,053INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 364,900INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,290,787INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 167,945INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 300,445INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 14,182INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,203,958INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 37,800INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 258,073INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,796,794INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 20,218INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,761,257INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 15,982INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 94,708INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,524,654INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,113,680INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 14,280JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 461,198JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 97,683JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 916,131JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 459,662JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 208,027JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 196,617JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 290,876JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 16,216,295JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 28,235JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,306,348JPMorgan Chase Bank 105,790JPMorgan Chase Bank 273,834JPMorgan Chase Bank 294,021JPMorgan Chase Bank 16,619JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,376JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,666JPMorgan Chase Bank 159,197JPMorgan Chase Bank 17,288JPMorgan Chase Bank 16,749JPMorgan Chase Bank 45,679JPMorgan Chase Bank 14,929JPMorgan Chase Bank 177,792JPMorgan Chase Bank 13,762JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,154JPMorgan Chase Bank 223,698JPMorgan Chase Bank 188,886JPMorgan Chase Bank 236,483JPMorgan Chase Bank 8,966JPMorgan Chase Bank 84,338JPMorgan Chase Bank 904,612JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 52,733JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 154,831JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,247,556Master Trust Bank 22,776Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 130,393Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 375,074MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 373,445Mitsubishi Trust International 9,904Mitsui Asset 21,645Northern Trust 18,151NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 500,959NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 552,266NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 129,600R C Greig Nominees Limited 3,463,229R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 1,097,518R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 96,413R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 16,658R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 290,898R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 61,696Reflex Nominees Limited 4,166Reflex Nominees Limited 7,739STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 373,491STATE STREET BOSTON 925,899STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 359,663Sumitomo TB 7,770The Northern Trust Company - U 252,149Trust & Custody Services Bank 16,038UBS (Master) 164,857ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 80,857 Total 83,197,613 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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