Director Shareholding

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
25 May 2005


                                  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               Stuart Rose
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   3.  Please state whether notification     4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,
       indicates that it is in respect of        if more than one holder, the number of
       holding of the shareholder named in       shares held by each of them (if
       2 above or in respect of a                notified)
       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                     Giltspur Nominees Limited
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   5.  Please state whether notification     6.  Please state the nature of the
       relates to a person(s) connected          transaction. For PEP transactions
       with the director named in 2 above        please indicate whether general/single
       and identify the connected person(s)      co PEP and if discretionary/non
                                                 discretionary /non discretionary

       N/A                                       Purchase
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   7.  Number of        8.  Percentage of    9.  Number of       10.  Percentage of
       shares/amount        issued class         shares/amount        issued class (any
       of stock             (any treasury        of stock             treasury shares
       acquired             shares held by       disposed             held by company
                            company should                            should not be
                            not be taken                              taken into
                            into account                              account when
                            when                                      calculating
                            calculating                               percentage)
                            percentage)

       50,000 shares        De minimis           N/A                  N/A
                                       
       ------------    ---- ------------     ---- -----------    ---- -------------
  11.  Class of        12.  Price per        13.  Date of        14.  Date company
       security             share                 transaction         informed

       Ordinary                       339p        25 May 2005         25 May 2005
  ---- ------------    ----    ------------  ---- -----------    ---- -------------
  15.  Total holding following this          16.  Total percentage holding of issued
       notification                               class following this notification
                                                  (any treasury shares held by company
                                                  should not be taken into account when
                                                  calculating percentage)

       400,416 ordinary 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 which
  ---- -----------------------              ---- exercisable
                                                 ------------------------
  19.  Total amount paid (if any) for grant 20.  Description of shares or debentures
  ---- of the option                        ---- involved: class, number
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  21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of  22.  Total number of shares or debentures
       grant) or indication that price is        over which options held following this
       to be fixed at time of exercise           notification
                                       
                                       
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  23.  Any additional information           24.  Name of contact and telephone number
                                                 for queries
                                       
                                     
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  25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making 
       this notification

       Helen Baker
       Tel no: 020 8718 2867

Date of notification: 25 May 2005
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