Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
23 June 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



THERE ARE TWO DISCLOSURES ATTACHED TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT



ANNOUNCEMENT 1



1. Name of company



MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON



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



NOT INDICATED



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



UNKNOWN



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



N/A



6. Percentage of issued class



N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



N/A



8. Percentage of issued class



N/A



9. Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH



10. Date of transaction



N/A



11. Date company informed



23 JUNE 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



UNKNOWN



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



BELOW 3%



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



ANTHONY CLARKE



Date of notification



23 JUNE 2006



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document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
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for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2



                   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



N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



N/A



8. Percentage of issued class



N/A



9. Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH



10. Date of transaction



N/A



11. Date company informed



23 JUNE 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



69,565,299 ORDINARY SHARES



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



4.13%



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



ANTHONY CLARKE



Date of notification



23 JUNE 2006



NB. As at 23 June 2006 the Total Shares In issue for Marks and Spencer
Group plc was 1,683,924,002 ordinary shares of 25p each.



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.

Rani Jandu
Regulator Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance 
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                                                         Amendment 1

Security: MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage;            4.13%

Total Shares Held                        69,565,299

Shares in issue:                         1,683,825,036 

Change in holdings since last filling:   +18,875,015 ordinary shares


                                     MANAGEMENT
                       SHARES HELD     COMPANY       NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

                         3,141,240     FPM        STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
                         2,115,200     FPM        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                         1,091,300     FPM        HSBC BANK PLC
                         1,043,100     FPM        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                           251,685     FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                           171,700     FPM        CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S
                           134,500     FPM        MELLON BANK
                         1,890,962     FPM        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                            88,900     FPM        SOCIETE GENERALE
                            19,700     FPM        DEXIA PRIVATBANK
                            18,100     FPM        CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON
                         6,220,499     FMTC       STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                         4,161,740     FMTC       BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
                         2,367,451     FMTC       NORTHERN TRUST CO
                         1,551,500     FMTC       JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                           951,400     FMTC       MELLON BANK N.A.
                           815,500     FMTC       BANK OF NEW YORK
                           459,300     FMTC       CIBC MELLON TRUST
                            60,477     FMTC       ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO
                        30,689,300     FMRCO      BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
                         4,708,600     FMRCO      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                           236,800     FMRCO      NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                           130,000     FMRCO      STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                            76,000     FMRCO      MELLON BANK N.A.
                            52,200     FMR        MELLON BANK NA
                         1,852,914     FISL       JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                            71,000     FIM HK     BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK
                         1,090,400     FIL        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
                           722,700     FIL        CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S
                           535,120     FIL        STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
                           382,800     FIL        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
                           333,500     FIL        JPMORGAN BOURNEMOUTH
                           275,200     FIL        STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C
                           175,600     FIL        NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE
                           172,123     FIL        BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX
                           162,800     FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
                           125,600     FIL        NORTHERN TRUST CO
                            58,400     FIL        ING LUXEMBOURG
                            56,398     FIL        MORGAN STANLEY LONDON
                           233,500     FIJ        MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN   
                           118,800     FIJ        NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING
                            70,690     FIJ        TRUST&CUST SVCS BK LTD, TOKO
                           648,200     FICL       STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                            32,400     FIA(K)L    STATE STREET HONG KONG
 



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for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
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