Holding(s) in Company

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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                                  

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                      X


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 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 transaction (and date on which the                              17/01/2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                           

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          21/01/2008
                                                                              

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                               14%

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



          38,043,085     38,043,085    3,541,801      3,541,801      34,402,406  1.30        12.67

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
    37,944,207                                             13.98%


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                   0.15566

(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                             255,000                   0.09394

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

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund                        50,000                    0.01842

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra IncomeFund                    40,000                    0.01474

                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund              1,350,000                  0.49735

                      Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01326

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              85,000                    0.03131

                       Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                204,160                   0.07521

                       Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06990

                       Direct
AXA Financial, Inc                                          32,756,206                   12.0673

                      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                               8,648                    0.00319

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                    0.02303

                       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                   0.09964

                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   897,900                   0.33079

                       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                                                 223,251                   0.08225

                       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         3,541,801                  1.30482
                                      Total Indirect        34,402,406                  12.67400
                                               TOTAL        37,944,207                  13.97881


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:                          020 7003 2637










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