Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
17 July 2007




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Marston's PLC 



2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )


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) :                                                   ( X )



 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
 


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



 

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

11/07/2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

16/07/2007

 

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

13%
 


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
If possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

BIJQDM8                39,384,775             39,384,775

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares     Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
If possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                                           Direct      Indirect       Direct    Indirect  

BIJQDM8                  3,577,497         3,577,497   35,781,959     1.15      11.47


 


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

39,359,456                    12.62%


 


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                                  516,325              0.16555
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
     Direct     

AXA Rosenberg                                     281,000              0.09010
     Direct


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                          75,000              0.02405
Ethical Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                          10,000              0.00321
Extra Income Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                       1,250,000              0.40079
UK Equity Income Fund
     Indirect               


PPP Healthcare Group plc                           36,000              0.01154
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                   30,000              0.00962
     Direct


Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                    214,800              0.06887
     Direct


AXA Rosenberg                                     272,000              0.08721
     Direct


AXA Insurance UK                                  189,740              0.06084
     Direct


AXA Financial, Inc                             32,606,914             10.45483
     Indirect     


AXA Rosenberg                                   1,796,845              0.57613
     Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                    3,300              0.00106
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                   10,738              0.00344
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                        62,500              0.02004
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                       161,600              0.05181
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                        54,011              0.01732
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management                      270,468              0.08672
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct          


Sun Life Pensions Management                      778,800              0.24971
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management                      269,483              0.08640
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct     


Framlington onshore private clients                43,200              0.01385
     Indirect     


AXA Winterthur                                    240,032              0.07696
     Direct


ASL With Profit Transition Fund                   181,500              0.05819
     Direct


SLAS With Profit Transition                         5,200              0.00167
     Direct



                       Total Direct             3,577,497              1.14706
                     Total Indirect            35,781,959             11.47286

                              TOTAL            39,359,456             12.61992






Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:


 

15. Contact telephone number:






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