Director Shareholding

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
27 July 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO

        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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  1.  Name of company                 2.  Name of director
      MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC         ANTHONY HABGOOD
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  3.  Please state whether            4.  Name of the registered holder(s)
      notification indicates that it      and, if more than one holder, the
      is in respect of holding of         number of shares held by each of
      the shareholder named in 2          them (if notified)
      above or in respect of a
      non-beneficial interest or in
      the case of an individual
      holder if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or
      children under the age of 18
      or in respect of an
      non-beneficial interest
      In respect of 2 above               Anthony Habgood
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  5.  Please state whether            6.  Please state the nature of the
      notification relates to a           transaction. For PEP transactions
      person(s) connected with the        please indicate whether general/
      director named in 2 above and       single
      identify the connected person       co PEP and if discretionary/non
      (s)                                 discretionary /non discretionary
      N/A                                 Acquisition
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  7.  Number of     8.  Percentage    9.  Number of shares/  10.  Percentage
      shares/           of issued         amount of stock         of issued
      amount of         class (any        disposed                class (any
      stock             treasury                                  treasury
      acquired          shares held                               shares held
                        by company                                by company
                        should not                                should not
                        be taken                                  be taken
                        into account                              into
                        when                                      account
                        calculating                               when
                        percentage)                               calculating
                                                                  percentage)

      2,500             De minimis        N/A                     N/A
      shares
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11.  Class of     12.  Price per      13.  Date of       14.  Date company
     security          share               transaction        informed
     Ordinary              343.95p         26 July            27 July 2004
---- shares of    ---- ------------   ---- 2004          ---- -------------
     25p each                              -----------
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 15.  Total holding following this     16.  Total percentage holding of
      notification                          issued class following this
                                            notification (any treasury shares
                                            held by company should not be
                                            taken into account when
                                            calculating percentage)
      2,500 shares                          De minimis
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
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 17.  Date of grant                  18.  Period during which or date on
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 19.  Total amount paid (if any) for 20.  Description of shares or debentures
 ---- grant of the option            ---- involved: class, number
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 21.  Exercise price (if fixed at    22.  Total number of shares or
      time of grant) or indication        debentures over which options held
      that price is to be fixed at        following this notification
      time of exercise
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 23.  Any additional information     24.  Name of contact and telephone
                                          number for queries
                                          SUE SADLER TEL. [phone]
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 25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
      making this notification
      DEBBIE WALMSLEY, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 27 July 2004
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