Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
31 July 2006



1.       Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 31 July 2006 that on 14 July 2006 the following
PDMRs and their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary
shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £5.719 each, under the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 14 July
2006:


Name of PDMR                                                                       No. of Shares Acquired
Lord Burns                                                                                            105
Guy Farrant                                                                                           173
Stephen Rowe                                                                                          133
Steven Sharp (Director)                                                                               410
Lesley Sharp (wife of Steven Sharp)                                                                     6
Anthony Thompson                                                                                        6
Sally Thompson (wife of Anthony Thompson)                                                              14





2.       PEPs

The Company was informed on 31 July 2006 that on 14 July 2006, the following
PDMRs and their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary
Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £5.66 each, as a
reinvestment of dividend in a PEP registered under the name of Marks & Spencer
Savings and Investments Limited:


Name of PDMR                                                                       No. of Shares Acquired
Graham Oakley                                                                                          16
Richard Wolff                                                                                          30





3.       PDMRs' Holdings

Following the above notifications, the PDMRs' holdings, including those of their
Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows:


Name of PDMR                                   Total Holding of Ordinary    Total  Percentage Holding
                                               Shares
Lord Burns                                                            7,745                   De minimis
Guy Farrant                                                          53,473                   De minimis
Graham Oakley                                                        66,711                   De minimis
Stephen Rowe                                                          8,553                   De minimis
Steven Sharp                                                         28,232                   De minimis
Anthony Thompson                                                      1,313                   De minimis
Richard Wolff                                                        43,215                   De minimis



The above information has been disclosed under DR 3.1.4R(1) and, where
applicable, in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the
Companies Act 1985.





For further information, please contact:

Anthony Clarke

020 8718 9940




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