Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
07 December 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company



MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



BARCLAYS PLC



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 ATTACHED



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



SEE ATTACHED



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



6 DECEMBER 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



51,949,417    ORDINARY 25P SHARES





13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



3.08%



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



7 DECEMBER 2006



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*Note: At the date of this disclosure Marks and Spencer Group plc had
1,688,148,658 Ordinary Shares of 25p in issue



APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3
                                                            LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

MARKS & SPENCER GP                                                                                    SEDOL : 3127489

As at 1 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417
ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units

Legal Entity                                                                         Holding          Percentage Held

Gerrard Ltd                                                                        5,795,844                   0.3435
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                    1,930,492                   0.1144
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                             78,101                   0.0046
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                                      353,840                   0.0210
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                                    7,654                   0.0005
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                                     2,252,622                   0.1335
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                   11,791,032                   0.6988
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                                   11,065                   0.0007
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                              146,332                   0.0087
Barclays Capital Inc                                                               3,347,608                   0.1984
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                                                 130,192                   0.0077
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                     14,823,555                   0.8785
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                      5,968,798                   0.3537
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                                  180,190                   0.0107
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                                    5,132,092                   0.3041

Group Holding                                                                     51,949,417                   3.0788



APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4


REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT


As at 01 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable
interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716
units.

Registered Holder                                                               Account Designation           Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                                                              426360            54,965
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                                                              119,757
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,701,304
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                                 295,095
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                                 246,113
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                               2,214,400
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                                 354,708
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,701,304
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                                                               1,646,304
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                                                              130,192
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                                                     60,035
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                                                                  12,590
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                                                         7,000
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                                                           1,089
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE                                                                                    1,457
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                                                         271,669
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                            16376           848,426
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                            21359           129,272
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                                            28270           566,844
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                                             69296301             8,095
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                                             69301301             1,999
Clydesdale Nominees    HGB0125                                                             69358701               971
Durlacher Nominees Ltd                                                                                        320,472
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                                     607486               809
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                                     650668             3,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                                     653035             1,500
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                                                        444,492
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                                                         220805DN           102,411
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                                                         523475DN           100,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                4,808,748
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  458,199
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                   47,889
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                   17,780
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  111,021
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  525,161
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                   68,487
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                7,523,417
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  289,283
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  176,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  157,136
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                      701
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                   28,438
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                1,615,136
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  518,010
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                   13,117
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                                  325,070
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       16331           417,030
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       16338            98,175
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       16341           920,026
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       16342           221,801
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       16400        12,225,554
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       17011            28,746
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                                       18409         1,565,338
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                                           146,332
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                           183,477
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                           168,641
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            86,397
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                           931,131
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            45,679
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            13,762
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                           247,624
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                           230,657
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            23,124
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                             9,614
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            96,785
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                            16,434
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                                            55,495
Master Trust Bank                                                                                               4,106
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                                  60,182
Mitsui Asset                                                                                                   29,637
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                                                  3,684,895
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                                          1,028,823
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                                             83,110
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                                                             20,763
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                                                268,150
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                                                 57,891
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                                                         4,166
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                                                         3,488
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                                                 10,163
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                                           798,865
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                                                 31,230
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                                  15,515
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                                   1,010
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                                                   7,089
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                                         78,101

Total                                                                                                      51,949,417






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