Redemption of Stock

Marston's PLC
04 September 2007

Eldridge, Pope & Co., Limited Announces Acceptance of Offer, Result of Meeting
and Redemption of its outstanding:

1) £15m 7.625 per cent. Debenture Stock 2022 (ISIN: GB0001334233) 
   (the 'Debenture Stock'); and

2) £150,000 7.50 per cent. Irredeemable Unsecured Loan Stock (ISIN:
GB0003080057) (the 'Loan Stock').



NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON RESIDENT OR LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OR
ITALY

This announcement is made in connection with the Offer and the Proposal (both as
defined in the Debenture Stock Tender Offer Memorandum dated 10 August 2007 and
the Loan Stock Tender Offer Memorandum dated 13 August 2007 (the 'Tender Offer
Memoranda')).

Eldridge, Pope & Co., Limited (a subsidiary of Marston's plc) (the 'Company')
hereby announces that all of the outstanding Debenture Stock and the Loan Stock
validly tendered in the Offer will be accepted for repurchase by the Company.
The Company also announces that the Extraordinary Resolutions detailed in the
notice of meeting in respect of the Debenture Stock and the Loan Stock (the
'Notices') were duly passed by the requisite majority of Stockholders at the
meetings of Stockholders convened by the Notices held at 10.00am in respect of
the Debenture Stock and 10.30am in respect of the Loan Stock (London time)
today.  The trust deeds in respect of the Debenture Stock and Loan Stock (the '
Trust Deeds') have also been amended accordingly.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, following the passing of the Extraordinary
Resolutions and amendment of the Trust Deeds, and pursuant to the amended terms
and conditions of the Debenture Stock and the Loan Stock, the Company exercises
its rights to call immediately that all outstanding Debenture Stock and Loan
Stock will be redeemed on Friday, 7 September 2007 (the 'Settlement Date') at
the relevant redemption amounts together with Accrued Interest.  In addition,
payment of any Voting Only Early Submission Amount, as applicable, will be
settled on the Settlement Date on the terms set out in the Tender Offer
Memoranda.

Stockholders should contact the following for further information:

The Registrar:

Lloyds TSB Registrars at The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex BN99 6ZL, Tel: +44
1903 702315.

Copies of the Tender Offer Memoranda are available upon request.




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