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04 August 2005

Schedule 11 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.

Name of listed company

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

2.

Name of shareholder with a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC

3.

Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 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

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

SEE ATTACHED

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6.

Percentage of issued class (any treasury share held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8.

Percentage of issued class (any treasury share held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

9.

Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES 25P EACH

10.

Date of transaction

N/A

11.

Date listed company informed

03-08-05

12.

Total holding following this notification

61,183,379 Ordinary shares

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury share held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

3.68%

23.

Any additional information

N/A

24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANTHONY CLARKE
020 8718 9940

25.

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification

ANTHONY CLARKE

Date of notification: 4 August 2005

Shareholder Holding
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
Registered Holding 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 Nominess Limited ER1 8,537
Greig Middleton Nominess Limited GM1 457,222
Greig Middleton Nominess 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
RC Greig Nominees Limited RC1 3,877,909
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C AK1 1,246,682
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C BL1 122,788
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C CM1 22,868
RC Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 417,254
RC 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

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