Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
16 August 2007


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 existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:                      Marston's PLC


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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                  X

Other (please specify):Change in issued share capital   AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                                       group of companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                      13/08/2007

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                             15/08/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             14%

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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 rights shares                                 rights
use ISIN code
                                         Direct      Direct        Indirect     Direct        Indirect


              39,635,836   39,635,836    3,679,369   3,679,369     36,269,901   1.29          12.72
B1JQDM8
B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
                     39,949,270                                             14.01%


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                                                406,694                    0.14266
(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
                        Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                                   332,000                    0.11646
                        Direct

AXA UK Investment CO ICVC Global Distribution Fund               1,780                     0.00062
                       Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund                     11,764                    0.00413
                       Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund                      30,000                    0.01052
                       Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund                      20,000                    0.00702
                       Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund                1,350,000                   0.47357
                       Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                                         36,000                    0.01263
                        Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                 29,168                    0.01023
                        Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                  214,800                    0.07535
                        Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                                   272,000                    0.09542
                        Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                                189,740                    0.06656
                        Direct

AXA Financial, Inc                                             32,192,414                  11.29281
                       Indirect

AXA Rosenberg                                                  2,620,743                   0.91933
                       Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                 3,300                     0.00116
                        Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                 8,938                     0.00314
                        Direct

Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                      62,500                    0.02192
                        Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                      161,600                    0.05669
                        Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker               54,011                    0.01895
                        Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                     270,468                    0.09488
                        Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                     841,634                    0.29524
                        Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker             269,483                    0.09453
                        Direct

Framlington Onshore private clients                              43,200                    0.01515
                       Indirect
AXA Winterhur                                                   230,702                    0.08093
                        Direct

ASl with Profit Transition Fund                                 291,131                    0.10213
                        Direct

SLAS with Profit Transition                                      5,200                     0.00182
                        Direct
                                          Total Direct         3,679,369                   1.29069
                                        Total Indirect         36,269,901                  12.72316
                                                 TOTAL         39,949,270                  14.01385


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 number:                        02070032637





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