Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
04 March 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of       Marston's PLC
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for 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
                                                                   Yes

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification    AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris and its
obligation:                                                         group of companies


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




5. Date of transaction (and date on which the                            03/03/08
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                         04/03/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            11%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of  Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         triggering transaction
               Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting
If possible    shares       voting       shares                                rights
use ISIN code               rights





B1JQDM8        31,844,283  31,844,283 3,597,461


                                                      Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect



                                                      3,597,461   25,925,293   1.33         9.55


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
29,522,754                                           10.88%


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

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                                              422,534                   0.15565

(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                             345,000                   0.12709

                       Direct
AXA UK Investment CO ICVC Distribution Fund                   175,000                   0.06447

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund                        75,000                    0.02763

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund                   40,000                    0.01474

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund              1,350,000                  0.49731

                      Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01326

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              35,000                    0.01289

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              100,000                   0.03684

                       Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                                204,160                   0.07521

                       Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06990

                       Direct
AXA General Unit Trust                                        170,000                   0.06262

                      Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc                                          24,084,093                  8.87201

                      Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                              150,000                   0.05526

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               3,300                    0.00122

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              10,198                    0.00376

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                    0.02302

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                    161,600                   0.05953

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            47,628                    0.01755

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                   270,468                   0.09963

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   897,900                   0.33077

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker           234,292                   0.08631

                       Direct
Framlington Onshore private clients                           31,200                    0.01149

                      Indirect
AXA Winterhur                                                 137,361                   0.05060

                       Direct
AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive                             192,652                   0.07097

                       Direct
AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive                             97,128                    0.03578

                       Direct


                                        Total Direct         3,597,461                  1.32522
                                      Total Indirect        25,925,293                  9.55027
                                               TOTAL        29,522,754                  10.87549



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:                                                            Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone name:                                                020 7003 2637








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