Director Shareholding

Marks & Spencer PLC
15 January 2001

15 January 2001

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

We have been informed today that the following directors and their immediate
family acquired shares under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan on 12
January 2001 at a price of 198.2p per share.

NAME                         NUMBER OF SHARES    TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING THIS
                                 ACQUIRED                NOTIFICATION

ROBERT WILLIAM COLVILL              862

PATRICIA ROSEMARY COLVILL           90                      58,882

DAME STELLA RIMINGTON               61                       3,344

SIR RALPH ROBINS                    50                       2,724

SHARES HELD IN NON
BENEFICIAL TRUST:

THE HON DAVID DANIEL SIEFF          118                     70,214

MRS JENNIFER RAIT SIEFF

JONATHAN DAVID SIEFF





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