Holding(s) in Company

Marshalls PLC
04 October 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Marshalls plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the           AXA S.A. and its group of
notification obligation:                           companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the  2 October 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                  3 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the
of shares   to the Triggering   Triggering transaction
if possible transaction
using the   Number     Number     Number    Number of voting    % of voting
ISIN CODE   of         of         of        rights              rights
            Shares     Voting     Shares
                       Rights     Direct    Direct     Indirect Direct Indirect

B012BV22    9,221,391  9,221,391  8,483,880 8,483,880  487,000  5.97   0.34

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted               rights
N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
8,970,880                                    6.31%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund        Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Sun Life plc                766,021              0.53876
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

AXA Sun Life                    900,000              0.63299
Deferred Distribution Fund Life

AXA Sun Life                    1,096,371            0.77111
Distribution Fund Life

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC       400,000              0.28133
Distribution Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC       60,000               0.04220
Extra Income Fund

PPP Healthcare Group plc        130,000              0.09143

AXA Institutional Equity Fund   96,009               0.06753

Sun Life Assurance Society plc  431,800              0.30370

AXA Insurance UK                512,000              0.36010

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme     26,000               0.01829

Sun Life International (IOM)    1,300,000            0.91433

Sun Life Pensions Management    108,709              0.07646

AXA Sun Life                    40,000               0.02813
LTAV UK Equity Life

AXA Sun Life                    25,430               0.01789
FTSE All Share Tracker Life

AXA Sun Life                    160,000              0.11253
LTAV UK Equity Pension

AXA Sun Life                    127,001              0.08932
FTSE All Share Tracker Pension

Framlington onshore             1,000                0.00070
private clients

AXA Winterthur                  35,973               0.02530

ASL With Profit Transition Fund 1,248,657            0.87821

SLAS With Profit Transition     1,505,909            1.05915

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:               N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:           N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:            Elizabeth Blease, Company Secretary, Marshalls plc
15. Contact telephone number:01484 438900




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