Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the Panel).
Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
Date of disclosure 04/06/04
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(A), 8.1(B)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 03/06/04
Dealing in ......Marks & Spencer.... (name of company)
- Class of securities (eg ordinary ......ORDINARY...
(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
4,916,198 3.512 GBP
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 21,688,745.....(0.96%)
- Party making disclosure ...BANK OF IRELAND ASSET MANAGEMENT......
(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) ...
......
OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation
.............BANK OF IRELAND ASSET MANAGEMENT
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) ........ YES/NO
- offeree company YES/NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain
- Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of
the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES/NO
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above ....
(Also print name of signatory) ......Richard Lynch............
Telephone and extension number ...00- 353-1-6378000......Ext:8116
Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify controller of owner, eg where an
owner normally acts on instruction s of a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason: If so, state all reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an associate of any offeror or
of the offeree company in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as
required by Note 6 on Rule 8.
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure
form so that all relevant information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be disclosed.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt, contract the Panel
on Takeovers and Mergers. Tel. No: 0171-382 9026.
16.12.96