Holding(s) in Company

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
22 November 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
                                                       

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

Name of company                           Marks and Spencer Group plc

Name of shareholder having a major        Barclays PLC
interest

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) and,  Not disclosed
if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

5. Number of shares/amount of stock       N/A
acquired

6. Percentage of issued class             N/A

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                   As at 16 November 2004

11. Date company informed                 22 November 2004

12. Total holding following this          Not disclosed.
notification

13. Total percentage holding of issued    Below 3%
class following this notification

14. Any additional information            Notification in respect of Part VI of
                                          the Companies Act 1985. Barclays PLC
                                          as of 16 November 2004 no longer has
                                          a notifiable interest in the capital
                                          of the Company based on the issued
                                          share capital of 1,646,128,509.

15. Name of contact and telephone number  Carolyn Trousdale - 0208 7180432
for queries

16. Name and signature of authorised      Carolyn Trousdale
company official responsible for making
this notification

17. Date of notification                  22 November 2004





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