Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
13 July 2006

Issued: 13 July 2006

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure rule 3.1.4R(1)(b) of the
Disclosure Rules.

Marks and Spencer Group PLC (the 'Company') was informed on Tuesday 11 July 2006
that Bailhache Labesse Trustees Limited, as the trustee of the Marks and Spencer
Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust'), purchased on Tuesday 11 July 2006, in
London, at a price of 588.3427p per share, a total of 3,111,000 ordinary shares
of 25p each in the capital of the Company representing 0.18% of the issued
ordinary shares all of which are intended to be used for the Company's employee
share plans.  As a result of this purchase of shares, the number of ordinary
shares in the capital of the Company held in the Trust is 5,542,614 representing
0.33% of the issued ordinary shares of the Company.

The following directors, together with all employees, are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and are therefore deemed to be interested in the
purchase of shares described above although the directors were not directly
connected with the purchase:-

  • Stuart Rose
  • Ian Dyson
  • Steve Sharp

For further information please contact:

Anthony Clarke - 020 8718 9940




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