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Marks & Spencer Group PLC 04 August 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of listed company 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is regarding the if more than one holder, the number of holding of the shareholder named in 2 shares held by each of them above; 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 SEE ATTACHED SEE ATTACHED 5. Number 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of 8. Percentage of issued of shares/ class (any treasury shares shares/amount class (any treasury share amount of held by the listed company of stock held by the listed company stock should not be taken into disposed should not be taken into acquired account when calculating account when calculating percentage) percentage) N/A N/A N/A N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date listed company transaction informed ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH N/A 03-08-05 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 61,183,379 SHARES 3.68% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries N/A ANTHONY CLARKE 020 8718 9940 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification ANTHONY CLARKE Date of notification 4 AUGUST 2005 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3. BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD 12,588 BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD 360,099 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 1,469,038 BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD 96,302 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD 26,772,445 GERRARD LTD 6,340,520 BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD 37,130 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A. 16,825,151 BARCLAYS GLOBAL FUND ADVISORS 4,003,023 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD 692,862 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN TRUST & BANKING 1,970,400 BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD 2,033,203 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD 570,618 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4 REGISTERED HOLDER ACCOUNT DESIG HOLDING BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 1,469,038 BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 23,166 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 1,778 BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 7,000 BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99 19,762 BARCLAYS TRUST CO NOMS & DYE 1,457 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 306,936 BNP PARIBAS 73,965 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 905,081 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 7,300,035 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 624,169 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 43,710 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 496994 5,585 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 692963 8,095 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 693013 1,999 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 693269 19,023 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 693579 1,457 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 693587 971 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED ER1 8,537 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED GM1 457,222 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LTD ( GM3 111,690 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 311,710 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 47,053 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 24,208 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,296,222 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 323,830 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,068,634 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 28,864 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,237 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,347,376 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 449,369 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 607,986 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 374,521 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,918,266 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 89,767 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 733,694 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 496,464 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 97,683 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 903,179 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 168,674 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 197,935 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 57,932 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 83,101 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 16,747,840 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 28,235 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,195,320 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 45,679 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 8,966 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 310,314 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 231,824 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 175,682 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 13,762 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 68,958 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 14,929 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,755 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 221,004 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 873,527 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 8,381 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,071 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 133,726 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 106,823 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 82,175 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 17,409 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 141,868 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 144,119 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,387 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 284,355 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 286,263 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 50,827 MASTER TRUST BANK 10,165 MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF 90,622 MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF 225,710 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 114,385 MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL 10,874 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 137,078 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 149,568 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 36,594 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED RC1 3,877,909 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C AK1 1,246,682 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1 122,788 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1 22,868 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 GP1 417,254 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 SA1 75,570 REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 6,145 REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 6,443 STATE STREET 28,062 STATE STREET BOSTON 142,077 STATE STREET BOSTON 1,075,100 STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 49,801 SUMITOMO TB 2,802 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 96,302 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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