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 voting rights.

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):

05 June 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 June 2013

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

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: N/A

Number of voting rights: N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

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

Number of voting rights Indirect: 60,173,216

Percentage of voting rights Indirect: 4.81%

B: Financial Instruments

N/A

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

Type of financial instrument

CFD

Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 10,937,137

Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.87% Delta: 0.87%

Total A+B+C

Number of voting rights: 71,110,353

Percentage of voting rights: Below 5.68%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 71,110,353 (5.68%)

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: 0207 408 4444