Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
20 April 2006



                   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                     BARCLAYS PLC


3. Please state whether notification indicates  4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
    that it is regarding the holding of the        more than one holder, the number of shares
    shareholder named in 2 above; in respect       held by each of them
   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

   IN RESPECT OF 2 ABOVE                           NOT DISCLOSED


5. Number of           6. Percentage of        7. Number of                8. Percentage of
    shares/amount of       issued class (any       shares/amount of            issued class (any
    stock acquired         treasury shares         stock disposed              treasury shares
                           held by the listed                                  held by the listed
                           company should                                      company should
                           not be taken into                                   not be taken into
                           account when                                        account when
                           calculating                                         calculating
                           percentage)                                         percentage)



    N/A                    N/A                      N/A                            N/A


9. Class of security                           10. Date of                 11. Date listed
                                                     transaction                 company
                                                                                 informed



     ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH                        N/A                         20-04-06


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



       NOT DISCLOSED                                 BELOW 3%


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 __20 APRIL 2006



* Note: At the time of this disclosure Marks and Spencer Group plc had
  1,682,754,451 Ordinary Shares of 25p each in issue.


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