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08 March 2006

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 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3 BELOW

 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 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4 BELOW

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

07-03-06

12.

Total holding following this notification

83,197,613 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)

4.95%

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: 8 March 2006

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3

Legal Entity Holding
   
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 999,924
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,921,048
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 80,857
Gerrard Ltd 5,610,660
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 34,380,616
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 4,867,947
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,397,558
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 1,402,387
Barclays Bank PLC 26,111
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 108,776
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 310,612
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 715,348
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 11,905
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 35,673
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 29,328,191
   
Group Holding 83,197,613

 

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4

Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
     
BANK OF IRELAND 426360 28,576
BANK OF NEW YORK   117,230
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED   648,008
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED   -484,729
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED   -297,030
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED   849,099
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED   26,111
Barclays Global Investors Canada   108,776
Barclays Trust Co & Others   37,106
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000   2,896
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000   7,000
Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000   6,006
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE   1,457
Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000   256,147
BNP PARIBAS   232,938
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 871,421
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 15,132,536
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 825,440
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 533,247
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 205,882
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES   154,580
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 693587 971
Gerrard Nominees Limited 607486 809
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)   482,249
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 101,190
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   406,522
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   4,049,472
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   47,053
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   364,900
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,290,787
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   167,945
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   300,445
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   14,182
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   3,203,958
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   37,800
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   258,073
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   7,796,794
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   20,218
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,761,257
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   15,982
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   94,708
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   8,524,654
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,113,680
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   14,280
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 461,198
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 97,683
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 916,131
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 459,662
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 208,027
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 196,617
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 290,876
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 16,216,295
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 28,235
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,306,348
JPMorgan Chase Bank   105,790
JPMorgan Chase Bank   273,834
JPMorgan Chase Bank   294,021
JPMorgan Chase Bank   16,619
JPMorgan Chase Bank   23,376
JPMorgan Chase Bank   31,666
JPMorgan Chase Bank   159,197
JPMorgan Chase Bank   17,288
JPMorgan Chase Bank   16,749
JPMorgan Chase Bank   45,679
JPMorgan Chase Bank   14,929
JPMorgan Chase Bank   177,792
JPMorgan Chase Bank   13,762
JPMorgan Chase Bank   5,154
JPMorgan Chase Bank   223,698
JPMorgan Chase Bank   188,886
JPMorgan Chase Bank   236,483
JPMorgan Chase Bank   8,966
JPMorgan Chase Bank   84,338
JPMorgan Chase Bank   904,612
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   52,733
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   154,831
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   1,247,556
Master Trust Bank   22,776
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /   130,393
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /   375,074
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND   373,445
Mitsubishi Trust International   9,904
Mitsui Asset   21,645
Northern Trust   18,151
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   500,959
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   552,266
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   129,600
R C Greig Nominees Limited   3,463,229
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1   1,097,518
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1   96,413
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1   16,658
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1   290,898
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1   61,696
Reflex Nominees Limited   4,166
Reflex Nominees Limited   7,739
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI   373,491
STATE STREET BOSTON   925,899
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -   359,663
Sumitomo TB   7,770
The Northern Trust Company - U   252,149
Trust & Custody Services Bank   16,038
UBS (Master)   164,857
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED   80,857
     
Total   83,197,613

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