Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
23 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
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
Other (please specify)                                                                            X
                                                        
                                                                       
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
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                             22/08/2007
                                                                           
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          23/08/2007
                                                                             

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

              40,201,694   40,201,694    3,735,635   3,735,635     35,711,715   1.32          12.61
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

39,447,350                                             13.93%

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                   0.14365
(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
                       Direct
AXA Rosenberg                                                 332,000                   0.11726
                       Direct

AXA UK Investment CO ICVC Global Distribution Fund             1,780                    0.00063
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund                  11,764                    0.00416
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund                   30,000                    0.01060
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund                   20,000                    0.00706
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund              1,350,000                  0.47683
                      Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01272
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              29,168                    0.01030
                       Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                214,800                   0.07587
                       Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                                 272,000                   0.09607
                       Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06702
                       Direct

AXA Financial, Inc                                          32,792,014                  11.58238
                      Indirect

AXA Rosenberg                                                1,462,957                  0.51673
                      Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               3,300                    0.00117
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               8,938                    0.00316
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                    0.02208
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                    161,600                   0.05708
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            54,011                    0.01908
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                   270,468                   0.09553
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   897,900                   0.31714
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker           269,483                   0.09518
                       Direct

Framlington Onshore private clients                           43,200                    0.01526
                      Indirect
AXA Winterhur                                                 230,702                   0.08149
                       Direct

ASl with Profit Transition Fund                               291,131                   0.10283
                       Direct

SLAS with Profit Transition                                    5,200                    0.00184
                       Direct


                                        Total Direct         3,735,635                  1.31945
                                      Total Indirect        35,711,715                  12.61363
                                               TOTAL        39,447,350                  13.93309


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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