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Marks & Spencer Group PLC07 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 holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 SEE ATTACHED 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares 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 makingthis notification ANTHONY CLARKE Date of notification 7 DECEMBER 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. *Note: At the date of this disclosure Marks and Spencer Group plc had1,688,148,658 Ordinary Shares of 25p in issue APPENDIX FOR NOTE 3 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 51,949,417ORD 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 0.3435Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,930,492 0.1144Barclays Private Bank Ltd 78,101 0.0046Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 353,840 0.0210Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 7,654 0.0005Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,252,622 0.1335Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 11,791,032 0.6988Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 11,065 0.0007Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 146,332 0.0087Barclays Capital Inc 3,347,608 0.1984Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 130,192 0.0077Barclays Global Investors Ltd 14,823,555 0.8785Barclays Global Fund Advisors 5,968,798 0.3537Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 180,190 0.0107Barclays 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 notifiableinterest in 51,949,417 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.08% of the issued share capital of 1,687,387,716units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 426360 54,965BANK OF NEW YORK 119,757Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 1,701,304Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 295,095Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 246,113Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 2,214,400Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 354,708Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 1,701,304Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 1,646,304Barclays Global Investors Canada 130,192Barclays Trust Co & Others 60,035BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 12,590Barclays Trust Co DMC69 7,000Barclays Trust Co E99 1,089Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE 1,457Barclays Trust Co R69 271,669CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 848,426CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 129,272CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 566,844Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69296301 8,095Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69301301 1,999Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69358701 971Durlacher Nominees Ltd 320,472Gerrard Nominees Limited 607486 809Gerrard Nominees Limited 650668 3,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 653035 1,500Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 444,492Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 102,411Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 523475DN 100,000INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,808,748INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 458,199INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 47,889INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,780INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 111,021INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 525,161INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 68,487INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,523,417INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 289,283INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 176,545INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 157,136INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 701INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 28,438INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,615,136INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 518,010INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,117INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 325,070JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 417,030JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 98,175JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 920,026JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 221,801JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 12,225,554JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 28,746JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,565,338JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 146,332JPMorgan Chase Bank 183,477JPMorgan Chase Bank 168,641JPMorgan Chase Bank 86,397JPMorgan Chase Bank 931,131JPMorgan Chase Bank 45,679JPMorgan Chase Bank 13,762JPMorgan Chase Bank 247,624JPMorgan Chase Bank 230,657JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,124JPMorgan Chase Bank 9,614JPMorgan Chase Bank 96,785JPMorgan Chase Bank 16,434JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 55,495Master Trust Bank 4,106Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 60,182Mitsui Asset 29,637R C Greig Nominees Limited 3,684,895R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 1,028,823R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 83,110R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 20,763R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 268,150R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 57,891Reflex Nominees Limited 4,166Reflex Nominees Limited 3,488STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 10,163STATE STREET BOSTON 798,865The Northern Trust Company - U 31,230Trust & Custody Services Bank 15,515Trust & Custody Services Bank 1,010Trust & Custody Services Bank 7,089ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 78,101 Total 51,949,417 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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