Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
21 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):



MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )



Other (please specify) : (  X  )

THIS NOTIFICATION IS MADE PURSUANT TO TP7 AND TP8.  ANY MATERIAL DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF INTERESTS NOTIFIED AND THOSE PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED UNDER
SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 RESULTS FROM THE DIFFERENT BASIS OF
CALCULATION UNDER DTR



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



VARIOUS CLIENTS OF BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):



14 MARCH 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



20 MARCH 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



N/A



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


                                                                   80,056,749 ORDINARY  NONE        6.57%
                                                                   SHARES AND 5,256,404
                                                                   ADRs



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


80,056,749 ORDINARY SHARES AND 6.57%
5,256,404 ADRs



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

.................



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................



13. Additional information:

.................



14. Contact name:



ANTHONY CLARKE



15. Contact telephone number:



020 8718 9940




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