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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:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

15 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 December 2009 

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

5%

8. Notified details:

Class/type of shares B126KH9

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering Transaction:  75,089,142 ordinary shares of 0.01p each, Number of voting rights: 75,089,142.

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares: 8,662,635 Number of voting rights: 8,662,635 (direct) 40,871,712 (indirect), %age of voting rights 0.67% (direct) 3.18% (indirect).

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

N/A

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

N/A

Total A +B

Number of voting rights: 49,534,347

% of voting rights: 3.85%

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

Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
Direct Alliance Bernstein	2,682,800.00	0.20849
Direct Alliance Capital Management	3,684,100.00	028630
Indirect  AXA Financial, Inc	38,201,800.00	2.96873
Direct AXA IM UK	2,295,735.00	0.17841
Indirect AXA IM UK	250,000.00	0.019427943
Indirect AXA Rosenberg	2,419,912.00	0.19
Total Direct	8,662,635	0.67319
Total Indirect	40,871,712	3.17621
TOTAL	49,534,347	3.84940

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 n/a

11. Number of voting rghts 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:

14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:

Paul Eardley

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0207 408 4444

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