Director/PDMR Shareholding
Marks and Spencer Group plc (the 'Company') announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary 25p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs').
On 28 December 2016, the following directors/PDMRs acquired a further interest in the Company's shares as a result of their participation in the Company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan.
| Name
| Number of Partnership Shares Acquired
| Partnership Share Price (£) |
| Andy Adcock | 43 | 3.504 |
| Paul Friston | 43 | 3.504 |
| Sacha Berendji | 43 | 3.504 |
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Andy Adcock | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Director of Food) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Marks and Spencer Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary 25p shares
ISIN: GB0031274896 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Partnership Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2016-12-28 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Sacha Berendji | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Director of Retail) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Marks and Spencer Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary 25p shares
ISIN: GB0031274896 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Partnership Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2016-12-28 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Paul Friston | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Director of International) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Marks and Spencer Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary 25p shares
ISIN: GB0031274896 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Partnership Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2016-12-28 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||