Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
30 August 2005



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of listed company               2. Name of shareholder with a major
                                        interest
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC             LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND/OR ITS
                                        SUBSIDIARIES

3. Please state whether notification    4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,
indicates that it is regarding the      if more than one holder, the number of
holding of the shareholder named in 2   shares held by each of them
above; 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
THE NOTIFICATION INDICATES THAT THE     SEE ATTACHED APPENDIX
SHARES HELD IN THE ACCOUNTS LISTED IN
THE APPENDIX TO NOTE 4 ARE OF A
MATERIAL INTEREST TO LEGAL AND GENERAL
GROUP PLC

5. Number   6. Percentage of issued     7. Number of  8. Percentage of issued
of shares/  class (any treasury shares  shares/amount class (any treasury share
amount of   held by the listed company  of stock      held by the listed company
stock       should not be taken into    disposed      should not be taken into
acquired    account when calculating                  account when calculating
            percentage)                               percentage)
N/A         N/A                            N/A           N/A
      
9. Class of security                    10. Date of   11. Date listed company
                                        transaction   informed
ORDINARY
SHARES 25P
EACH                                    N/A           26-08-05

12. Total holding following this        13. Total percentage holding of issued
notification                            class following this notification (any
                                        treasury shares held by the listed
                                        company should not be taken into account
                                        when calculating percentage)
53,228,959 SHARES                       3.20%

14. Any additional information          15. Name of contact and telephone number
                                        for queries
N/A                                     ANTHONY CLARKE
                                        020 8718 9940

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification
ANTHONY CLARKE

Date of notification  30 AUGUST 2005

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945 594,953
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245 6,385,366
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206 37,244,440
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203 2,369,847
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 904332 294,574
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681 81,462
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 922437 7,070
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 969995 3,816,878
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509 2,434,369




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