Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
19 August 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                                 UBS Investment Bank ('UBS-IB')

3.   Please state whether notification        In respect of 2 above
     indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named 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)         UBS Investment Bank
     and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of
     them

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock         16,146,961
     acquired

6.   Percentage of issued class               0.7%

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock         N/A
     disposed

8.   Percentage of issued class               N/A

9.   Class of security                        Ordinary shares of 25p each

10.  Date of transaction                      Not informed

11.  Date company informed                    18 August 2004

12.  Total holding following this             169,746,632
     notification

13.  Total percentage holding of              7.45%
     issued class following this
     notification

14.  Any additional information               These interests are held by UBS-IB
                                              as beneficial owner in the 
                                              ordinary course of its trading
                                              activities and include 54,183,639
                                              Ordinary shares (2.34%) held for
                                              hedging purposes in relation to
                                              contracts for difference entered
                                              into with clients.

15.  Name of contact and telephone            Debbie Walmsley 020 7268 3157
     number for queries

16.  Name and signature of authorised         Debbie Walmsley - Assistant
     company official responsible for         Company Secretary
     making this notification
     
17.  Date of notification                     19 August 2004



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