Debenhams Regulatory News (DEB)

4 Sep 2006 16:06

Debenhams plc04 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Debenhams plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Wellington Management Company, LLP 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Wellington Management Company, LLP 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Various registered holders. Wellington Management Company, LLP's acts as aninvestment manager and shares acquired are held in the client accounts' names orthat of their custodians or nominees. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 43,761,213 Ordinary shares 6. Percentage of issued class 5.09% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NIL 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.01p each 10. Date of transaction 29th August 2006 11. Date company informed 1st September 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 43,761,213 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.09% 14. Any additional information n/a 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Guy Johnson, 0207 408 3529 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Guy Johnson, Company Secretary Date of notification 4th September 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange