Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
18 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 major          Deutsche Bank AG
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, if   Deutsche Bank AG
more than one holder, the number of shares
held by each of them

5. Number of shares/amount of stock
acquired

6. Percentage of issued class

7. Number of
shares/amount
of stock
disposed                                                     3,913,885

8. Percentage
of issued
class                                                             0.17%

9. Class of security                          Ordinary shares of 25p
                                              each

10. Date of transaction                       Not disclosed

11. Date company informed                     17 August 2004

12. Total
holding
following this
notification                                               159,214,368

13. Total
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this
notification                                                      6.98%

14. Any additional information                Notification in respect of
                                              section 198 Companies Act
                                              1985. Part of holding
                                              notified may relate to
                                              hedging arrangements for
                                              customer transactions.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for  Helen Baker - 020 7268
queries                                       2867

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

17. Date of notification                      18 August 2004




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