Director Shareholding

Marks & Spencer PLC
17 January 2001


17 January 2001

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

We have been informed today that the following directors and their immediate
family acquired shares on 15 January 2001 from the reinvestment of dividends
in their Personal Equity Plans. The shares were purchased at a price of 203p
per share and registered in the name of Marks & Spencer Savings & Investments
Limited.

NAME                        NUMBER OF SHARES       TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING THIS
                                 ACQUIRED                   NOTIFICATION

ROBERT WILLIAM COLVILL                75
PATRICIA ROSEMARY COLVILL             41                         58,998


SIR DAVID SIEFF                       25                         304,442



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