Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
07 October 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1. Name of company                             Marks and Spencer Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Deutsche Bank AG

3. Please state whether notification indicates In respect of 2 above
that it is in respect of holding of the
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of
18

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if    Deutsche Bank AG
more than one holder, the number of shares
held by each of them

5. Number of shares/amount
of stock acquired                              2,785,383

6. Percentage of issued
class                                          0.12%

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

8. Percentage of issued class

9. Class of security                           Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction                        Not disclosed

11. Date company informed                      7 October 2004

12. Total holding following this
notification                                   159,926,529

13. Total percentage holding of
issued class following this
notification                                   7.01%

14. Any additional information                 Notification in respect of
                                               section 198 Companies Act 1985.
                                               Part of holding notified may
                                               relate to hedging arrangements
                                               for customer transactions.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for   Helen Baker - 020 7268 2867
queries

16. Name and signature of authorised company   Helen Baker - Assistant Company
official responsible for making this           Secretary
notification

17. Date of notification                       7 October 2004



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