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Marks & Spencer Group PLC30 August 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of listed company 2. Name of shareholder with a major interestMARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,indicates that it is regarding the if more than one holder, the number ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 shares held by each of themabove; in respect of a non-beneficialinterest; or in the case of anindividual holder if it is a holding ofthat person's spouse or children underthe age of 18THE NOTIFICATION INDICATES THAT THE SEE ATTACHED APPENDIXSHARES HELD IN THE ACCOUNTS LISTED INTHE APPENDIX TO NOTE 4 ARE OF AMATERIAL INTEREST TO LEGAL AND GENERALGROUP PLC 5. Number 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of 8. Percentage of issuedof shares/ class (any treasury shares shares/amount class (any treasury shareamount of held by the listed company of stock held by the listed companystock should not be taken into disposed should not be taken intoacquired account when calculating account when calculating percentage) percentage)N/A N/A N/A N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date listed company transaction informedORDINARYSHARES 25PEACH N/A 26-08-05 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issuednotification class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)53,228,959 SHARES 3.20% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesN/A ANTHONY CLARKE 020 8718 9940 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notificationANTHONY CLARKE Date of notification 30 AUGUST 2005 APPENDIX FOR NOTE 4 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945 594,953HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245 6,385,366HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206 37,244,440HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203 2,369,847HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 904332 294,574HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681 81,462HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 922437 7,070HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 969995 3,816,878HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509 2,434,369 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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