Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
19 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
     interest                                    Deutsche Bank AG

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            7,403,143
     acquired

6.   Percentage of issued class                  0.32%

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

8.   Percentage of issued class                  N/A

9.   Class of security                           Ordinary shares of 25p each

10.  Date of transaction                        Not disclosed

11.  Date company informed                      18 August 2004

12.  Total holding following this               166,617,511
     notification

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class   7.31%
     following this notification

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 2867
     queries                                       

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

17.  Date of notification                       19 August 2004



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