Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
09 April 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                 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    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                            07/04/08
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                         

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        08/04/08




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                             5%


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




                            
               19,404,741   19,404,741   3,067,346


                                                      Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect

B1JQDM8

                                                      3,067,346   12,306,495   1.13         4.53


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


15,373,841                                           5.66%


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                            445,000                   0.16393

                       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                   0.01473

                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund             1,350,000                  0.49730

                      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 Pensions Management Ltd A/c                          35,000                   0.01289

                       Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                               204,160                   0.07521

                       Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                             189,740                   0.06989

                       Direct

AXA General Unit Trust                                       170,000                   0.06262

                      Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc                                          10,465,295                 3.85512

                      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                              9,423                    0.00347

                       Direct

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

                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            47,628                   0.01754

                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                  270,468                   0.09963

                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                  459,300                   0.16919

                       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                                                73 ,221                   0.02697

                       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        3,067,346                  1.12992
                                      Total Indirect        12,306,495                 4.53337
                                               TOTAL        15,373,841                 5.66329



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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