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REG-Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 5202B  
  
Debenhams plc  
  
28 October 2009  
  
 
                                                                                                                              
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                             
                                                                                                                              
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                 Debenhams Plc                            
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                               
  attached:ii                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                   
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             x                   
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of                        
  shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                                   
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial                              
  instruments                                                                                                                 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                            
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                     
                                                                AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of     
                                                                companies.                                                    
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                    
  notification obligation:iii                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):iv                                                                    
                                                                26October 2009                                                
                                                                                                                              
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                      
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                           
  reached:v                                                                                                                   
                                                                27 October 2009                                               
                                                                                                                              
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                           
                                                                Increase in total holdings from 3.68% to 5.66%                
                                                                                                                              
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                      
  reached:vi, vii                                                                                                             
  
  
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                      
  A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                                                                                                                               
  Class/type of        Situation previous                                                  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                             
  shares               to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                    
  if possible using    transaction                                                                                                                                                                          
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                                             
                       Number                         Number                               Number                Number of voting                          % of voting rightsx                              
                       of                             of                                   of shares             rights                                                                                     
                       Shares                         Voting                                                                                                                                                
                                                      Rights                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                           Direct                Directxi                    Indirectxii   Direct                          Indirect         
  GB00B126KH97         47,349,068                     47,349,068                           9,559,364             9,559,364                   63,283,081    0.74                            4.92             
                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                       
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                      
  Type of financial                         Expiration             Exercise/                                                   Number of voting                                   % of voting               
  instrument                                date xiii              Conversion Period xiv                                       rights that may be                                 rights                    
                                                                                                                               acquired if the                                                              
                                                                                                                               instrument is                                                                
                                                                                                                               exercised/ converted.                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                         
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                      
  Type of financial               Exercise price      Expiration date xvii      Exercise/                        Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rights xix, xx         
  instrument                                                                    Conversion period xviii                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                         Nominal                    Delta   
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                             
  Number of voting rights                                                                             Percentage of voting rights                                                                           
  72,842,445                                                                                          5.66%                                                                                                 
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the     
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi                      
                                                                                     
  Alliance Capital Management                                                        
                                                                                     
  7,045,015                                                                          
                                                                                     
  0.54748                                                                            
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Direct                                                                             
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  AXA                                                                                
                                                                                     
  2,466,349                                                                          
                                                                                     
  0.19166                                                                            
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Direct                                                                             
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  AXA Colonia Konzern                                                                
                                                                                     
  48,000                                                                             
                                                                                     
  0.00373                                                                            
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Direct                                                                             
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  AXA Colonia Konzern                                                                
                                                                                     
  76,489                                                                             
                                                                                     
  0.00594                                                                            
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Indirect                                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  AXA Financial, Inc                                                                 
                                                                                     
  60,640,719                                                                         
                                                                                     
  4.712497836                                                                        
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Indirect                                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  AXA Rosenberg                                                                      
                                                                                     
  2,565,873                                                                          
                                                                                     
  0.20                                                                               
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Indirect                                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Total Direct                                                                       
                                                                                     
  9,559,364                                                                          
                                                                                     
  0.74288                                                                            
  Total Indirect                                                                     
                                                                                     
  63,283,081                                                                         
                                                                                     
  4.91784                                                                            
  TOTAL                                                                              
                                                                                     
  72,842,445                                                                         
                                                                                     
  5.66072                                                                            
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  Proxy Voting:                                                                      
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                      
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                
  to hold:                                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                  
  voting rights:                                                                     
                                                                                     
  13. Additional information:                                                        
                                   Paul Eardley                                      
                                                                                     
  14. Contact name:                                                                  
                                   02074083529                                       
                                                                                     
  15. Contact telephone number:                                                      
  
  
 
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