Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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 voting rights

Type 1 disclosure as per Transparency Directive ll Regulation

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

Schroders plc

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

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

21 July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 July 2016

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

From 14% -15%

8. Notified details:

Class/type of shares

ISIN: GB00B126KH97

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction: 174,456,522 Ordinary shares of 0.01p each

Number of voting rights: 174,456,522

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares Direct: 185,193,251 ordinary shares of 0.01p each

Number of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect: 185,193,251

Percentage of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect 15.083%

B: Financial Instruments

N/A

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

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction:  

N/A

Total A +B+C 

Number of voting rights 185,193,251

Percentage of voting rights 15.083%

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

Schroder & Co Limited: 2,970,069 0.242%

Schroder Investment Management Limited: 181,709,071 14.799%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited: 514,111 0.042%

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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on issued share capital amount 1,227,819,257.

14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:

Paul Eardley

Company Secretary

Telephone 020 3549 6000