Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
26 October 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

0AVS 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      Brandes Investment Partners, LP
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)     Brandes Investment Partners, LP
and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

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 disclosed

11. Date company informed               26 October 2004

12. Total holding following this        150,945,486 ordinary shares and
notification                            16,837,275 American Depositary Receipts
                                        which together represent the equivalent
                                        of
                                        251,969,136 ordinary shares

13. Total                               15.3%
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this
notification                            

14. Any additional information          Notification of percentage is 
                                        based on the number of ordinary shares 
                                        in issue following 
                                        cancellation of the shares repurchased 
                                        under the Tender Offer, which is 
                                        expected to be 1,645,373,759 (assuming 
                                        no exercise of employee share options) 
                                        on Thursday 28 October 2004.  
                                        Notification in respect of section 198
                                        Companies Act 1985. The registered
                                        holders of these shares are
                                        approximately 555 custodian banks
                                        unaffiliated with Brandes. None of the
                                        shares are shares in which Brandes is
                                        interested by virtue of section 208(5)
                                        of the Companies Act.

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 making Secretary
this notification

17. Date of notification                26 October 2004




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