Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
07 October 2004



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO

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  Cater Allen International 
                                                Limited (CAIL)
                                                
3. Please state whether notification indicates  In respect of 2 above
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     Cater Allen International
more than one holder, the number of shares      Limited (CAIL)
held by each of them                            

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired    93,677,810

6. Percentage of issued class                   4.11%

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

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                       7 October 2004

12. Total holding following this                93,677,810
notification

13. Total percentage holding of issued class    4.11%
following this notification

14. Any additional information                  Notification in respect
                                                of section 198 Companies
                                                Act 1985. This holding
                                                has arisen from stock
                                                loan 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                        7 October 2004




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