Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marshalls PLC
17 May 2007


The Board of Marshalls plc (the 'Company') were informed on 16 May 2007 that, on
16 May 2007, the Trustees of the Marshalls plc 2005 Employee Benefit Trust
granted options to acquire ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company (the
'Performance Awards') to the following Executive Directors and other Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR'), under the Marshalls plc 2005
Long Term Incentive Plan, as summarised below:

Executive Director          Number of shares in respect of which Performance
                            Award granted
D G Holden                  100,263
I D Burrell                 41,556
D N Sarti                   41,556

Other PDMR                  Number of shares in respect of which Performance
                            Award granted
E A Blease                  5,277
P Hallitt                   5,277
C Harrop                    5,277
K R Hull                    5,277
T Poole                     5,277
M Wignall                   5,277

The exercise of the Performance Awards is subject to the satisfaction of
performance conditions measured over a three year period.

No consideration was paid for the grant of the Performance Awards and no
consideration will be payable on the exercise of the Performance Awards.

Enquiries: Elizabeth Blease, Company Secretary, Marshalls plc
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