Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
01 November 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

AVS NO                                

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

Name of company                       Marks and Spencer Group plc

Name of shareholder having a major    UBS AG
interest

3. Please state whether notification  In respect of 2 above
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

4. Name of the registered holder(s)   UBS AG London Branch         100,887,129
and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of      UBS Global Asset Management   
them                                    Life Limited                 2,711,326
                                                                          
5. Number of shares/amount of stock   N/A
acquired

6. Percentage of issued class         N/A

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

8. Percentage of issued class         N/A

9. Class of security                  Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction               Not informed

11. Date company informed             29 October 2004

12. Total
holding
following this
notification                          103,598,455

13. Total
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this
notification                          6.30%

14. Any additional information        Notification of percentage is based on the
                                      revised number of ordinary shares in issue
                                      following cancellation of the shares
                                      repurchased under the Tender Offer on
                                      Thursday 28 October 2004. Notification in
                                      respect of section 198 Companies Act 1985.
                                      None of the relevant shares are shares in
                                      which UBS AG is interested by virtue of
                                      section 208(5) of the Companies Act
                                      1985.

15. Name of contact and telephone     Helen Baker - 020 7268 2867
number for queries

16. Name and signature of authorised  Helen Baker - Assistant Company
company official responsible for      Secretary
making this notification

17. Date of notification              1 November 2004




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