Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
11 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         Barclays PLC
interest

3. Please state whether notification     Barclays PLC through its legal entities:
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
                                         Gerrard Limited
                                         Barclays Private Bank Ltd
                                         Barclays Global Investors Ltd
                                         Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
                                         Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &
                                         Barclays Global Investors, N. A.
                                         Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd
                                         Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd
                                         Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
                                         Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
                                         Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
                                         Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
                                         Barclays Global Fund Advisors

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

                                       Bank of Ireland                  298,022
                                       Barclays Capital Nominees      3,828,628
                                       Limi
                                       Barclays Capital Securities      540,000
                                         Lt
                                       Barclays Trust Co & Others        42,207
                                       Barclays Trust Co as Exec /        3,996
                                       DM
                                       Barclays Trust Co DMC69            7,000
                                       Barclays Trust Co E99             29,229
                                       Barclays Trust Co Noms &           1,457
                                       Dye
                                       Barclays Trust Co R69            321,353
                                       Chase Nominees Ltd 16376         914,836
                                       Chase Nominees Ltd 20947       5,413,280
                                       Chase Nominees Ltd 21359         288,026
                                       CIBC Mellon Global                 9,913
                                       Securities
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125        5,585
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125        1,335
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125        8,095
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125        1,999
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125       19,023
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125        1,457
                                       Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125          971
                                       Investors Bank and Trust       2,671,038
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust          46,123
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         409,303
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         361,864
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust          19,505
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         118,917
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         563,856
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         384,270
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust       8,423,014
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         121,432
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         394,875
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust         382,226
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust          18,981
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust       2,288,272
                                         Co.
                                       Investors Bank and Trust           3,748
                                         Co.
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)          418,231
                                         16331
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)          113,611
                                         16338
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)          189,944
                                         16341
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)        1,112,178
                                         16341
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)          213,346
                                         16342
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)           57,417
                                         16344
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)           97,195
                                         16345
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)       16,972,695
                                         16400
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)           28,235
                                         17011
                                       JP Morgan (BGI Custody)          863,162
                                         18409
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank             146,975
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank             141,868
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank             133,726
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank              51,510
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank              17,324
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank              93,661
                                       JP Morgan Chase Bank              88,651


                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      60,942
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      46,826
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      96,534
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                       9,762
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                     279,589
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                   1,134,748
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                     243,930
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                     202,391
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      18,343
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      20,771
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      23,329
                               JPMorgan Chase Bank                      27,949
                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                     255,931
                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                      54,145
                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                      49,684
                               Master Trust Bank                        29,848
                               Mellon Trust - Boston & SF               18,392
                               Mellon Trust - Boston & SF              255,638
                               MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND              30,752
                               Mitsubishi Trust International           13,066
                               Mitsubishi Trust International           22,974
                               NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA           31,597
                               NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA           21,604
                               NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA            5,698
                               R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1      167,285
                               R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1       37,641
                               R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1          635,055
                               R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1          139,109
                               Reflex Nominees Limited                   6,443
                               Reflex Nominees Limited                   2,657
                               State Street                              6,190
                               State Street                             37,943
                               STATE STREET BOSTON                     142,206
                               STATE STREET BOSTON                   1,455,647
                               Sumitomo TB                               8,161
                               WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN           31,347
                               ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                  124,023






5. Number of shares/amount of  N/A
stock acquired

6. Percentage of issued        N/A
class

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

8. Percentage of issued        N/A
class

9. Class of security           Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction        N/A

11. Date company informed      10 November 2004

12. Total
holding
following this
notification                                                        54,431,715

13. Total
percentage
holding of
issued class
following this
notification                   3.31 %

14. Any additional             Notification of percentage is based on the number
information                    of ordinary shares in issue following
                               cancellation of the shares repurchased under the
                               Tender Offer, which was 1,645,373,759 on Thursday
                               28 October 2004.
                               Notification in respect of section 198 Companies
                               Act 1985.

15. Name of contact and        Carolyn Trousdale - 0208 7183157
telephone number for queries

16. Name and signature of      Carolyn Trousdale
authorised company official
responsible for making this
notification

17. Date of notification       11 November 2004




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