Director Shareholding

Marks & Spencer PLC
27 March 2001

27 March 2001

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

We have been informed today that the following directors and their immediate
family acquired shares on 23 March 2001 from the reinvestment of dividends in
their Personal Equity Plans. The shares were purchased at a price of 234.75p
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                  7
COLVILL
PATRICIA ROSEMARY               4                         59,009
COLVILL

SIR DAVID SIEFF                 2                         304,444



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