Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
14 September 2005


Issued: 14 September 2005

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure rule 3.1.4R(1)(b) of the
Disclosure Rules.

Marks and Spencer Group PLC (the 'Company') was informed yesterday that Hill
Samuel Offshore Trust Company Limited, as the Trustee of the Marks and Spencer
Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust'), purchased yesterday in London, at a price
of 347.2852p per share, a total of 1.5 million ordinary shares of 25p each in
the capital of the Company representing 0.09% of the issued ordinary shares, all
of which are intended to be used for the Company's employee share plans.  As a
result of this purchase of shares, the number of ordinary shares in the capital
of the Company held in the Trust is 2,962,932 representing 0.18% of the issued
ordinary shares of the Company.

The following directors, together with all employees, are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and are therefore deemed to be interested in the
purchase of shares described above although the directors were not directly
connected with the purchase:-

   •Stuart Rose
   •Charles Wilson
   •Ian Dyson

For further information please contact:

Anthony Clarke - 020 8718 9940




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