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27 October 2005

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

26-10-05

12.

Total holding following this notification

83,614,667 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)

5.02%

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: 27 October 2005

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3

Legal Entity Holding
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 297,042
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,660,694
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 77,889
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 35,673
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,922,442
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 42,178,340
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 4,241,983
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 12,588
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 88,992
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 23,036,992
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 758,609
Gerrard Ltd 6,242,642
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 1,060,781
   
Group Holding 83,614,667

APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4

Legal Entity   Holding
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd   297,042
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd   3,660,694
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd   77,889
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd   35,673
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking   1,922,442
Barclays Global Investors Ltd   42,178,340
Barclays Global Fund Advisors   4,241,983
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd   12,588
Barclays Private Bank Ltd   88,992
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.   23,036,992
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd   758,609
Gerrard Ltd   6,242,642
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd   1,060,781
     
Group Holding   83,614,667
     
Registered Holder Account designation Holding
Barclays Global Investors Canada   77,889
Barclays Trust Co & Others   27,586
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM   4,214
Barclays Trust Co DMC69   7,000
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE   1,457
Barclays Trust Co R69   256,785
BNP PARIBAS   146,408
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 893,128
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 22,825,595
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 825,440
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 316,108
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 621,971
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES   89,545
CITIGROUP   93,973
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 ER1 4,309
Greig Middleton Nominees Limit GM1 453,532
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd ( GM3 111,690
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   17,237
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   143,902
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,781,476
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,043,716
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   4,650,890
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,879,004
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   1,180,980
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   90,352
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   8,428,590
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   18,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   297,909
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   10,713
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   15,120
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   315,828
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   3,567,392
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   311,710
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   47,053
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 473,122
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 97,683
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 867,802
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 555,091
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 200,725
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 197,686
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 302,271
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 16,327,829
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 28,235
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,306,348
JPMorgan Chase Bank   14,929
JPMorgan Chase Bank   5,755
JPMorgan Chase Bank   45,679
JPMorgan Chase Bank   221,004
JPMorgan Chase Bank   67,534
JPMorgan Chase Bank   2,464
JPMorgan Chase Bank   247,103
JPMorgan Chase Bank   886,182
JPMorgan Chase Bank   233,382
JPMorgan Chase Bank   8,966
JPMorgan Chase Bank   175,682
JPMorgan Chase Bank   13,762
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   796,044
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   264,737
JPMorgan Chase Bank   16,423
JPMorgan Chase Bank   111,076
JPMorgan Chase Bank   5,071
JPMorgan Chase Bank   197,140
JPMorgan Chase Bank   8,381
JPMorgan Chase Bank   228,170
JPMorgan Chase Bank   141,868
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK   50,827
Master Trust Bank   10,165
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /   130,393
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /   225,718
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND   276,392
Mitsui Asset   20,519
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   333,882
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   304,094
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA   73,695
R C Greig Nominees Limited RC1 3,827,994
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 1,240,660
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 115,108
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 20,883
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 393,954
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 74,512
Reflex Nominees Limited   6,443
Reflex Nominees Limited   6,145
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI   429,963
STATE STREET BOSTON   121,437
STATE STREET BOSTON   999,110
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -   103,379
Sumitomo TB   2,802
The Northern Trust Company - U   99,742
Trust & Custody Services Bank   16,994
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED   88,992
     
Total   83,614,667

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