Purchase of Own Securities

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
29 January 2003


Marks & Spencer Group PLC

29 January 2003


Purchase of Own Shares

Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c. announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares from Cazenove & Co. Ltd at a price
of 288.5319p 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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