Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
08 March 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of listed company            2. Name of shareholder with a major
                                        interest

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC             BARCLAYS PLC


3. Please state whether              4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,
notification indicates                  if more than one holder, the number of
that it is regarding the holding of      shares held by each of them
the shareholder named in 2 above; 
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 ATTACHED                            SEE ATTACHED



5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of          8. Percentage of
shares/amount of  issued class (any shares/amount of      issued class (any
stock acquired    treasury shares   stock disposed        treasury shares
                  held by the                             held by the listed
                  listed                                  company should
                  company should                          not be taken into
                  not be taken into                       account when
                  account when                            calculating
                  calculating                             percentage)
                  percentage)

                                    N/A
N/A               N/A                                     N/A

9. Class of security                10. Date of           11. Date listed
                                    transaction           company
                                                          informed

ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH            N/A                   07-03-06


12. Total holding following this    13. Total percentage holding of issued
notification                        class following this notification (any 
                                    treasury shares held by the listed company should
                                    not be taken into account when calculating
                                    percentage)

83,197,613 SHARES                   4.95%


14. Any additional information      15. Name of contact and telephone number
                                    for queries

N/A
                                    ANTHONY CLARKE
                                    020 8718 9940


16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification


_ ________________-ANTHONY CLARKE_________________


Date of notification __8 MARCH 2006



APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3.


Legal Entity                                                      Holding

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                               999,924
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                 1,921,048
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                          80,857
Gerrard Ltd                                                     5,610,660
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                  34,380,616
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                   4,867,947
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                  3,397,558
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                         1,402,387
Barclays Bank PLC                                                  26,111
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                              108,776
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                   310,612
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                   715,348
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                11,905
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                35,673
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                29,328,191

Group Holding                                                  83,197,613



APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4


Registered Holder                                                           Account         Holding
                                                                        Designation

BANK OF IRELAND                                                              426360          28,576
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                            117,230
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                           648,008
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                          -484,729
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                          -297,030
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                           849,099
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                                            26,111
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                                            108,776
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                                   37,106
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000                                            2,896
Barclays Trust Co DMC69       C 000000000000000000                                            7,000
Barclays Trust Co E99         C 000000000000000000                                            6,006
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE                                                                  1,457
Barclays Trust Co R69         C 000000000000000000                                          256,147
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                 232,938
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            16376         871,421
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            20947      15,132,536
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            21359         825,440
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            28270         533,247
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                            28270         205,882
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                               154,580
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                               496994           5,585
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                               692963           8,095
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                               693013           1,999
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                               693269          19,023
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                               693587             971
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                     607486             809
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                      482,249
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                                         523475DN         101,190
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                406,522
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              4,049,472
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 47,053
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                364,900
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              1,290,787
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                167,945
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                300,445
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 14,182
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              3,203,958
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 37,800
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                258,073
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              7,796,794
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 20,218
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              1,761,257
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 15,982
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 94,708
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              8,524,654
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                              1,113,680
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                 14,280
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16331         461,198
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16338          97,683
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16341         916,131
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16341         459,662
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16342         208,027
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16344         196,617
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16345         290,876
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       16400      16,216,295
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       17011          28,235
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                       18409       1,306,348
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         105,790
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         273,834
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         294,021
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          16,619
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          23,376
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          31,666
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         159,197
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          17,288
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          16,749
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          45,679
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          14,929
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         177,792
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          13,762
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                           5,154
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         223,698
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         188,886
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         236,483
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                           8,966
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                          84,338
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                         904,612
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                          52,733
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                         154,831
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                       1,247,556
Master Trust Bank                                                                            22,776
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                               130,393
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                               375,074
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                 373,445
Mitsubishi Trust International                                                                9,904
Mitsui Asset                                                                                 21,645
Northern Trust                                                                               18,151
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                              500,959
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                              552,266
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                              129,600
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                3,463,229
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                        1,097,518
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                           96,413
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                           16,658
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                              290,898
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                               61,696
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                                       4,166
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                                       7,739
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                              373,491
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                         925,899
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                              359,663
Sumitomo TB                                                                                   7,770
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                              252,149
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                16,038
UBS (Master)                                                                                164,857
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                       80,857

Total                                                                                    83,197,613




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