Purchase of Own Securities

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
17 November 2003

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

17 November 2003



Purchase of Own Shares



Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c. announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares from Cazenove & Co. Ltd at a price
of 280.6916p per share.



Enquiries

Tony Quinlan      Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c.              020 7268 4195

Jonathan Wilcox   Cazenove & Co. Ltd                        020 7588 2828





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