Purchase of Own Securities

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
11 November 2002


Marks & Spencer Group PLC

11 November 2002


Purchase of Own Shares

Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c. announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 250,000 of its ordinary shares from Cazenove & Co. Ltd at a price
of 334.6769p per share.


Enquiries

Tony Quinlan       Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c.           020 7268 4195
Duncan Hunter      Cazenove & Co. Ltd                     020 7588 2828


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