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22 November 2004

Schedule 10 Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

AVS NO

093701

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	Barclays PLC

3. Please state whether notification 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	In respect of 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them	Not disclosed

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

6. Percentage of issued class	N/A

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

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 notification	Not disclosed

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

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 for queries	Carolyn Trousdale – 0208 7180432

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

17. Date of notification	22 November 2004