Holding(s) in Company
Marston's PLC
13 February 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)
X
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
Other (please specify)
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):
11/02/2008
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
12/02/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13%
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 Indirect Direct Indirect
Direct
B1JQDM8 38,321,148 38,321,148 3,565,031 3,565,031 31,410,394 1.31 11.57
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
34,975,425 12.88%
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 270,000 0.09947
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 Income Fund 40,000 0.01474
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund 1,350,000 0.49733
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 0.06263
Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc 29,594,194 10.90224
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 0.09964
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha 897,900 0.33078
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 179,931 0.06628
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 3,565,031 1.31333
Total Indirect 31,410,394 11.57131
TOTAL 34,975,425 12.88464
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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