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07 December 2006

Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

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

SEE ATTACHED

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

SEE ATTACHED

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 25P EACH

10. Date of transaction

N/A

11. Date company informed

6 DECEMBER 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

51,949,417 ORDINARY 25P SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.08%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANTHONY CLARKE

020 8718 9940

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

ANTHONY CLARKE

Date of notification

7 DECEMBER 2006

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material.

*Note: At the date of this disclosure Marks and Spencer Group plc had 1,688,148,658 Ordinary Shares of 25p in issue


APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3

 

REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT


As at 1 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units


LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

MARKS & SPENCER GP
SEDOL : 3127489

As at 1 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25
representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units

Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held

Gerrard Ltd

5,795,844

0.3435

Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking

1,930,492

0.1144

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

78,101

0.0046

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

353,840

0.0210

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

7,654

0.0005

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

2,252,622

0.1335

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

11,791,032

0.6988

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

11,065

0.0007

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd

146,332

0.0087

Barclays Capital Inc

3,347,608

0.1984

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd

130,192

0.0077

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

14,823,555

0.8785

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

5,968,798

0.3537

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

180,190

0.0107

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

5,132,092

0.3041

 

 

 

Group Holding

51,949,417

3.0788

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4

 

REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

As at 01 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716 units.

Registered Holder Account Designation Holding

BANK OF IRELAND

426360

54,965

BANK OF NEW YORK

 

119,757

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

1,701,304

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

295,095

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

246,113

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

2,214,400

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

354,708

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

1,701,304

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd

 

1,646,304

Barclays Global Investors Canada

 

130,192

Barclays Trust Co & Others

 

60,035

BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM

 

12,590

Barclays Trust Co DMC69

 

7,000

Barclays Trust Co E99

 

1,089

Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE

 

1,457

Barclays Trust Co R69

 

271,669

CHASE NOMINEES LTD

16376

848,426

CHASE NOMINEES LTD

21359

129,272

CHASE NOMINEES LTD

28270

566,844

Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125

69296301

8,095

Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125

69301301

1,999

Clydesdale NomineesHGB0125

69358701

971

Durlacher Nominees Ltd

 

320,472

Gerrard Nominees Limited

607486

809

Gerrard Nominees Limited

650668

3,000

Gerrard Nominees Limited

653035

1,500

Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)

 

444,492

Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)

220805DN

102,411

Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)

523475DN

100,000

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

4,808,748

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

458,199

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

47,889

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

17,780

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

111,021

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

525,161

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

68,487

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

7,523,417

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

289,283

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

176,545

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

157,136

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

701

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

28,438

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

1,615,136

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

518,010

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

13,117

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

 

325,070

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

16331

417,030

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

16338

98,175

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

16341

920,026

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

16342

221,801

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

16400

12,225,554

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

17011

28,746

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)

18409

1,565,338

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

 

146,332

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

183,477

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

168,641

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

86,397

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

931,131

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

45,679

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

13,762

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

247,624

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

230,657

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

23,124

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

9,614

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

96,785

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

16,434

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

 

55,495

Master Trust Bank

 

4,106

Mellon Trust - CUSTODIAN /

 

60,182

Mitsui Asset

 

29,637

R C Greig Nominees Limited

 

3,684,895

R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1

 

1,028,823

R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1

 

83,110

R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1

 

20,763

R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1

 

268,150

R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1

 

57,891

Reflex Nominees Limited

 

4,166

Reflex Nominees Limited

 

3,488

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI

 

10,163

STATE STREETBOSTON

 

798,865

The Northern Trust Company - U

 

31,230

Trust & Custody Services Bank

 

15,515

Trust & Custody Services Bank

 

1,010

Trust & Custody Services Bank

 

7,089

ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED

 

78,101

 

 

 

Total

 

51,949,417

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