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20 July 2004

Schedule 10 Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

AVS NO

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	UBS Investment Bank

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	UBS Investment Bank

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired	19,188,339

6. Percentage of issued class	0.84%

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	14 July 2004

11. Date company informed	16 July 2004

12. Total holding following this notification	91,743,426

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification	4.03%

14. Any additional information	N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries	Helen Baker - 0207 268 2867

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification	Helen Baker - Assistant Company Secretary

17. Date of notification	20 July 2004