Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3171M

Marston's PLC

27 January 2009

 



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:	Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See section 9
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	26/01/09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27/01/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code Ord 7.375p GB00B1JQDM80	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares 7,272,555	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct 2,145,403	Indirect 1,917,346	Direct 2.667%	Indirect 2.383%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
4,062,749	5.050%

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: 6,806,997 shares presenting 2,008,064 voting rights (2.496%) are under the control of Star Securities Limited, a 50% owned Joint Venture of Uberior Investments plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Scotland plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct Interests) 4,732,133 Shares representing 1,395,979 voting rights (1.735%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Sharesave under the control of Scottish Widows Investments Partnerships Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds RSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary fgo Lloyds Bank of Group plc (Indirect Interests)

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:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 80,449,732
14 Contact name:	Kenny Melville
15. Contact telephone name:	0131 243 8671

 

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