Holding(s) in Company

Marshalls PLC
07 August 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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           Artemis Investment Management
notification obligation:                           Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from  Artemis Income
3.):                                               Institutional Equity Income
                                                   BBC Pension Fund
                                                   L&G (Barclays) UK Equity 2
                                                   L&G (Barclays) UK Equity 1
                                                   HSBC UK Equity Income
                                                   First UK Bus Pension
                                                   P&O Pension Scheme

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the  31 July and 1 August 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                  7 August 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB00B012BV22  5,353,817  5,353,817    5,530,817    5,530,817        3.86%

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
5,530,817                                    3.86%

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

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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