Marks & Spencer Regulatory News (MKS)

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

Marks and Spencer Group plc ("Marks & Spencer") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Marks & Spencer on 7 July 2015, as announced on 7 July 2015:

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase: 17 August 2015

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 129,972

Price per share: 532.33p

Marks & Spencer intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Since 8 July 2015, Marks & Spencer has purchased 3,694,712 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £19,829,866.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Contact: 

Anthony Clarke

Deputy Secretary

Marks and Spencer Group plc

020 8718 9940