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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:

Schroders plc

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):

04 October 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 October 2013

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

20%-19%

8. Notified details:

Class/type of shares

ISIN: GB00B126KH97

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:  Ordinary shares of 0.01p each - 248,631,307

Number of voting rights: 248,115,452

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares Direct: 244,253,530 ordinary shares of 0.01p each

Number of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect: 243,737,675

Percentage of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect 19.797%

B:  Financial Instruments

N/A

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise / Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights






Nominal

Delta

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

252,579

0.02%

1








Call Option

1.09221

19/12/2013

N/A

-1,155,284

-0.094

1

Call Option

1.14329

08/10/2013

N/A

-1,172,707

-0.095

1

Call Option

1.16688

13/11/2013

N/A

-705,173

-0.057

1

Call Option

1.17783

16/10/2013

N/A

-1,497,455

-0.122

1

Call Option

1.17821

16/12/2013

N/A

-1,045,470

-0.085

1

Call Option

1.19892

29/10/2013

N/A

-873,140

-0.071

1

Call Option

1.21888

26/11/2013

N/A

-762,870

-0.062

1

Total A +B+C

Number of voting rights 243,990,254

Percentage of voting rights 19.825%

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

Cazenove Capital Management Limited:        70,166,080      5.701%%

Schroder Investment Management Limited:   171,114,719    13.904%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited  1,208,501     0.098%

Schroder & Co Limited:          1,500,954       0.122%

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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14.  Contact Name/Telephone Number:

Paul Eardley

Company Secretary

Telephone 020 3549 6000


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