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):
                                                                           14/08/2007

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



            39,949,270   39,949,270    3,798,469    3,798,469      36,059,320   1.33            12.66
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
        39,857,789                                             13.99%


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                   0.14274

(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

                       Direct
AXA Rosenberg                                                 332,000                   0.11652

                       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                    0.01053

                      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                  0.47382

                      Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01264

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              29,168                    0.01024

                       Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                214,800                   0.07539

                       Direct
AXA Rosenberg                                                 272,000                   0.09547

                       Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06659

                       Direct
AXA Financial, Inc                                          32,192,414                  11.29876

                      Indirect
AXA Rosenberg                                                2,410,162                  0.84591

                      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                    0.02194

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                    161,600                   0.05672

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            54,011                    0.01896

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                   270,468                   0.09493

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   960,734                   0.33719

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker           269,483                   0.09458

                       Direct
Framlington Onshore private clients                           43,200                    0.01516

                      Indirect
AXA Winterhur                                                 230,702                   0.08097

                       Direct
ASl with Profit Transition Fund                               291,131                   0.10218

                       Direct
SLAS with Profit Transition                                    5,200                    0.00183

                       Direct


                                        Total Direct         3,798,469                  1.33317
                                      Total Indirect        36,059,320                  12.65595
                                               TOTAL        39,857,789                  13.98912


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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