Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
25 April 2006


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     -FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 
     -FMR CORP
     -AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT 
     SUBSIDIARIES

3)   Please state whether notification 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

     SEE APPENDIX 1

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE APPENDIX 1

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

      N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

      N/A

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH 

10)  Date of transaction

      N/A

11)  Date company informed

      24-04-2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

       50,690,284 SHARES          
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

      3.01%

14)  Any additional information

      N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      ANTHONY CLARKE
      020 8718 9940

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....25 APRIL 2006......




APPENDIX 1

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:   Marks & Spencer Group Plc

2. Notifiable Interest:                Ordinary Shares

     A     FMR Corp
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company 
           (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity 
           Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts
           as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust 
           accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders 
           and their holdings.)

     B     Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
           P.O. BOX HM 670
           Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

           Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
           including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion
           (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L),
           Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity
           Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments International 
           (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies 
           and institutional clients. 
           

3.     The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of

           Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International 
           Limited.

4.     The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
       unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from 
       reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5.     These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
       notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for 
       the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken 
       to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
       Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
       or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of 
       the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 
       notifications on a joint basis.

6.     The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
       namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
       to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to 
       control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
       respectively.

Michelle Edwards
Senior Compliance Manager
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiter
by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.


Schedule A

Security: MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage;          3.01%

Total Shares Held                 50,690,284

Shares in issue:               1,682,437,014


                                     MANAGEMENT
                       SHARES HELD     COMPANY       NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

                         1,232,550     FPM        STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
                         1,009,300     FPM        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                           469,000     FPM        HSBC BANK PLC
                           153,424     FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                           150,100     FPM        CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S
                           118,000     FPM        MELLON BANK
                           342,562     FPM        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                            81,400     FPM        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                            51,800     FPM        SOCIETE GENERALE
                            17,500     FPM        DEXIA PRIVATBANK
                            16,000     FPM        CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON
                         5,111,910     FMTC       STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                         2,880,500     FMTC       BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
                         1,620,400     FMTC       NORTHERN TRUST CO
                         1,093,600     FMTC       JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                           621,400     FMTC       MELLON BANK N.A.
                           618,300     FMTC       BANK OF NEW YORK
                           288,360     FMTC       CIBC MELLON TRUST
                            44,000     FMTC       ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO
                        26,108,200     FMRCO      BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
                         3,621,300     FMRCO      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                           209,300     FMRCO      NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                           114,800     FMRCO      STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                            67,300     FMRCO      MELLON BANK N.A.
                            34,400     FMR        MELLON BANK NA
                           778,114     FISL       JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                            49,300     FIM HK     BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK
                           618,500     FIL        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                           477,400     FIL        CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S
                           421,820     FIL        STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
                           316,600     FIL        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                           294,700     FIL        JPMORGAN BOURNEMOUTH
                           195,356     FIL        BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX
                           179,600     FIL        STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C
                           142,500     FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                           111,600     FIL        NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE
                            82,300     FIL        NORTHERN TRUST CO
                            56,398     FIL        MORGAN STANLEY LONDON
                            38,200     FIL        ING LUXEMBOURG
                           150,500     FIJ        MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN
                            63,600     FIJ        NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING
                            40,190     FIJ        TRUST&CUST SVCS BK LTD.TOKO
                           573,800     FICL       STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                            24,400     FIA(K)L    STATE STREET HONG KONG



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