Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
12 July 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 major        Capital Group Companies Inc
    interest                                     

3.  Please state whether notification         In respect of 2 above
    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(s) and,     Capital Guardian Trust Company:
    if more than one holder, the number    
    of shares held by each of them            Chase Nominees Ltd       1,907,000
                                              Nortrust Nominees          738,100
                                              Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd    85,200

                                              Capital International Ltd:

                                              State Street Nominees 
                                              Ltd                      1,209,413
                                              Bank of New York 
                                              Nominees                19,843,965
                                              Northern Trust           3,835,249
                                              Chase Nominees          
                                              Ltd                     10,315,681
                                              Midland Bank plc           627,709
                                              Bankers Trust              885,226
                                              Barclays Bank              342,852
                                              Citibank London            225,600
                                              Morgan Guaranty          1,087,918
                                              Nortrust Nominees       12,810,328
                                              Royal Bank of Scotland   1,238,171
                                              State Street Bank & 
                                              Trust Co                 3,923,058
                                              Deutsche Bank AG         3,555,501
                                              HSBC Bank plc            3,261,792
                                              Mellon Bank NA             778,852
                                              Northern Trust AVFC        642,664
                                              KAS UK                     155,640
                                              Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd   336,000
                                              Bank One London            390,280

                                              Capital International SA

                                              Chase Nominees Ltd       3,403,357
                                              Midland Bank plc            38,876
                                              Royal Bank of Scotland     185,810
                                              State Street Bank & 
                                              Trust Co                   319,100
                                              Lloyds Bank                143,100
                                              Citibank NA                 52,900

                                              Capital International Inc

                                              State Street Nominees 
                                              Ltd                      3,241,686
                                              Bank of New York Nominees  726,541
                                              Northern Trust              73,100
                                              Chase Nominees Ltd       5,252,185
                                              Midland Bank plc            10,700
                                              Deutsche Bank Mannheim      14,900
                                              Bankers Trust                9,500
                                              Citibank London             11,500
                                              Nortrust Nominees          392,183
                                              State Street Bank & 
                                              Trust Co                   166,054
                                              Citibank                    47,200
                                              Citibank NA                649,165
                                              HSBC Bank plc              122,000
     
5.  Number of shares/amount of stock
    acquired

6.  Percentage of issued class

7.  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed                         6,890,300

8.  Percentage
    of issued class                           0.3%

9.  Class of security                         Ordinary shares of 25p
                                              each

10. Date of transaction                       7 July 2004

11. Date company informed                     9 July 2004

12. Total holding following 
    this notification                         83,056,056

13. Total percentage holding of
    issued class following this
    notification                              3.65%

14. Any additional information                Notification in respect of section 
                                              198 Companies Act 1985
                                              Capital International Limited no 
                                              longer has a notifiable interest.

15. Name of contact and telephone number      Helen Baker - 0207 268 2867
    for queries                               

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

17. Date of notification                      12 July 2004


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