Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
03 August 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

       All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
     

1.   Name of company                        Marks and Spencer Group plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a           UBS Investment Bank     
     major interest

3.   Please state whether                   In respect of 2 above
     notification indicates that it is
     in respect of holding of the
     shareholder named in 2 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

4.   Name of the registered holder          UBS Investment Bank
     (s) and, if more than one holder,
     the number of shares held by each
     of them

5.   Number of shares/amount
     of stock acquired                      46,197,766

6.   Percentage of issued class             De minimis

7.   Number of shares/amount of             N/A
     stock disposed

8.   Percentage of issued class             N/A

9.   Class of security                      Ordinary shares of 25p each

10.  Date of transaction                    15 July 2004

11.  Date company informed                  2 August 2004

12.  Total holding following this
     notification                           137,941,192

13.  Total percentage holding of
     issued class following this
     notification                           6.1%

14.  Any additional information             UBS informed Marks and Spencer Group
                                            plc that due to a technical error,
                                            the disclosure made by UBS on 29 
                                            July stating that 28,725,924 shares 
                                            were acquired was issued in error. 
                                            This notification therefore records 
                                            the position from the previous 
                                            correct notification by UBS dated 16 
                                            July 2004 which confirmed a total 
                                            holding of 91,743,426.

15.  Name of contact and telephone          Debbie Walmsley 020 7268 3157
     number for queries

16.  Name and signature of                  Debbie Walmsley - Assistant Company
     authorised company official            Secretary
     responsible for making this
     notification

17.  Date of notification           3 August 2004



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