RNS Number:2582U
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
14 January 2004


Issued:14 January 2004
DIRECTORS' DEALINGS

Purchase of Shares
The Company has been informed today that Paul Myners has purchased today 20,000
Ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 279p each.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company was informed on 12 January 2004 that the following directors would
acquire Ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 276.9p each under the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 9 January
2004:

Name                                No. of Shares Acquired
Maurice Helfgott                             98
David Norgrove                            1,084
Laurel Powers-Freeling                    1,012
Vittorio Radice                             161
Alison Reed                               1,021
Dame Stella Rimington                        47

PEPs
The Company was informed on 13 January 2004 that on 12 January 2004 Alison Reed
acquired 33 Ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 278p each under a PEP
registered in the name of Marks & Spencer Savings and Investments Limited.
The Company was also informed today that on 12 January 2004 Maurice Helfgott
acquired 2 Ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 278p each under a PEP
registered in the name of Marks & Spencer Savings and Investments Limited.

Save-as-you-earn Scheme
The Company has been informed today that the following directors have exercised
options in the Company's Save-as-you-earn Scheme as follows:

Name                Effective Date        No. of Shares Acquired
Maurice Helfgott    2 January 2004            6,209
David Norgrove      22 January 2004           2,483

Directors' Holdings
Following the above notifications, the directors' holdings are confirmed as
below:

Name                                    Total Holding of Ordinary Shares
                                        Following Above Notifications
Maurice Helfgott                             47,395
Paul Myners                                  50,000
David Norgrove                               96,443
Laurel Powers-Freeling                       68,681
Vittorio Radice                             118,108
Alison Reed                                 144,857
Dame Stella Rimington                         2,975



For further information, please contact:
Helen Baker
Tel. 020 7268 2867



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