Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
21 July 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 that   In respect of 2
it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named  above
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 more      Deutsche Bank
than one holder, the number of shares held by each    AG
of them                                               

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6. Percentage of issued class                         1.20%

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed          27,444,005

8. Percentage of issued class

9. Class of security                                  Ordinary shares of
                                                      25p each

10. Date of transaction                               16 July 2004

11. Date company informed                             20 July 2004

12. Total holding following this notification         163,128,253

13. Total percentage holding of issued class          7.16%
following this notification

14. Any additional information                        Notification in
                                                      respect of section
                                                      198 Companies Act
                                                      1985

15. Name of contact and telephone number for          Helen Baker - 
queries                                               0207 268 2867

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

17. Date of notification                              21 July 2004



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