Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Marks & Spencer PLC
2 August 2000


DEALING BY DIRECTORS

We have been informed today that the following directors and their immediate
family acquired shares on 31 July 2000 from the reinvestment of dividends in
their Personal Equity Plans.  The shares were purchased at a price of 220.0p
per share and registered in the name of Marks & Spencer Savings & Investments
Limited.

NAME                               NUMBER OF SHARES     TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING
                                ACQUIRED NOTIFICATION

ROBERT WILLIAM CHAIGNEAU COLVILL        97                    56,753
MRS PATRICIA ROSEMARY COLVILL           53                    

PETER LESLIE SALSBURY                   13                    94,842

SIR DAVID SIEFF                         32                   306,413



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