31st Oct 2014 14:46
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments of similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Majedie Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Majedie UK Equity Fund
Majedie Asset Management UK Equity Fund
Majedie UK Focus Fund
Majedie Institutional Trust
Majedie Asset Management Tortoise Fund
Majedie Tortoise Fund
Majedie Global Equity Fund
Discretionary clients
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
29 October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
ABOVE 5%
8. Notified details:
……………..
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, xi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting Rights (viii) | |
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896 | 81,485,292 | 81,485,292 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) | % of voting rights (x) | ||
Direct (xi) | Indirect (xii) | Direct | Indirect | ||
ORDINARY 25P SHARES ISIN: GB0031274896 | 82,249,705 | N/A | 82,249,705 | N/A | 5.03% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
(xv,xvi)
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration Date (xvii) | Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii) | Number of voting rights instrument refers to. | % of voting rights (xix,xx) | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
82,249,705 | 5.03% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):
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:
Majedie Asset Management Limited is a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests funds on behalf of its clients on a segregated basis as well as through sub-funds of its pooled vehicles, Majedie Asset Management Investment Fund Company and Majedie Asset Management (International) Investment Fund Company Plc. It is also the manager of the Majedie Institutional Trust.
14. Contact name:
PAUL ROLLING
15. Contact telephone number:
020 8718 1969
Related Shares:
Marks & Spencer