Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
31 October 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 notification (yes/no)
 
     An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                   Yes
 
     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 
     notification obligation:                Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

 
4.   Full name of shareholder(s)             Legal & General Assurance (Pensions 
     (if different from 3.):                 Management) Limited (PMC)

 
5.   Date of the transaction (and date on 
     which the threshold is crossed or 
     reached if different):                  17 October 2007

 
6.   Date on which issuer notified:          30 October 2007
 

7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
     reached:                                From 3% - 4%(L&G)
 

8.   Notified details:
 
A:   Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares     Situation previous to the Triggering transaction        
if possible using the                    
ISIN CODE              Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              
ORD GBP 0.07375        11,172,347             3,295,842
                                                                      
 

                     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           Direct  Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
ORD 
GBP 0.07375          11,521,335       3,398,793               4.11
                                                                                                                        
                              
B:   Financial Instruments
      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of     Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting    % of voting     
financial   (xiii)          Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be  rights          
instrument                                      acquired if the                      
                                                instrument is                        
                                                exercised/                           
                                                converted.                           
                                                                                      
Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
 
3,398,793                         4.11
 
     
9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
     financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  
  
     Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) 
     (Direct and Indirect)  
  
     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
  
          Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,398,793 - 4.11% 
          = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
     Legal & General Investment             Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
     Management (Holdings) Limited          Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 
     (Direct) (LGIMHD) 
     (2,993,230 - 3.62% = PMC)                

     Legal & General Assurance              Legal & General Assurance Society 
     (Pensions Management) Limited         Limited  (LGAS & LGPL) 
     (PMC) (2,993,230 - 3.62% = PMC)       
 
                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                            (Direct)  (LGPL)
 
 
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:                Notification using the total voting 
                                            rights figure of 82,631,960

                                            Please note this notification has 
                                            been delayed due to the large number 
                                            of disclosures required following a 
                                            sunstantial amount of new business 
                                            which has come to us in the form of 
                                            an in-specie transfer


14. Contact name:                          Helen Lewis (LGIM)
 
15. Contact telephone number:              020 3124 3851
 

 

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