Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Marks & Spencer PLC
5 June 2000


LETTER TO:  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

DEALING BY DIRECTORS

We have received confirmation today that on 2 June 2000 the Company
allotted Profit sharing to the following directors, split between the Immediate
and Delayed Scheme as indicated. The shares were allotted at a price of 258p
each.

                                                          TOTAL
                          IMMEDIATE       DELAYED         HOLDING
DIRECTOR                  SCHEME          SCHEME          FOLLOWING
                                                          NOTIFICATION

ROGER ALDRIDGE                0            2,810             58,376

ROBERT WILLIAM
CHAIGNEAU COLVILL           274            3,100             56,603

CLARE ELIZABETH
MARY FREEMAN                  0            2,422             83,351

PHILIP GUY McCRACKEN        366            3,100             72,341

BARRY SIMON MORRIS            0            2,131              8,912

JOSEPH THOMAS ROWE            0            2,810             44,633

PETER LESLIE SALSBURY     1,255            3,100             94,829



DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

On 3 June 2000 shares allocated in 1997 were released from the Trustees of the
Delayed Profit Sharing Scheme into the names of individuals. This transfer
does not affect the directors' total holding.

                                   NUMBER OF
                                     SHARES                TOTAL
DIRECTOR                           RELEASED                HOLDING

ROGER ALDRIDGE                       1,616                  55,566

ROBERT WILLIAM
CHAIGNEAU COLVILL                    1,616                  53,229

CLARE ELIZABETH
MARY FREEMAN                         1,616                  80,929

PHILIP GUY McCRACKEN                 1,616                  68,875

JOSEPH THOMAS ROWE                   1,616                  41,823

PETER LESLIE SALSBURY                1,616                  90,474

SIR DAVID SIEFF                      1,616                 306,381

From:  Miss P J Beard
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