Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Debenhams plc

2. Reason for the notification  

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instrument

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BlackRock Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

23 October 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 October 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

Total Holding has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

Class/type of shares

GB00B126KH97

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of Ordinary shares of 0.01p each: Below 5%

Number of voting rights: Below 5%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Ordinary shares of 0.01p each Direct: N/A

Number of voting rights Direct: N/A Indirect: 38,894,661

Percentage of voting rights Direct: N/A Indirect: 3.16%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Total A+B+C

Number of voting rights: 61,784,562

Percentage of voting rights: 5.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: 

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:N/A

13. Additional Information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:

Paul Eardley

Company SecretaryTelephone: 020 3549 6000