Director/PDMR Shareholding

Marshalls PLC
14 March 2008


The Board of Marshalls plc (the 'Company') were informed on 13 March 2008 that,
on 13 March 2008, the Trustees of the Marshalls plc 2005 Employee Benefit Trust
granted options to acquire ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company (the
'Performance Share Awards') to the following Executive Directors and other
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR'), under the Marshalls plc
2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, as summarised below:

Executive Director           Number of shares in respect of which Performance
                                                          Share Award granted

D G Holden                                                            121,128
I D Burrell                                                            46,432
D N Sarti                                                              46,432

Other PDMR                   Number of shares in respect of which Performance
                                                          Share Award granted

P Hallitt                                                              20,188
C Harrop                                                               20,188
K R Hull                                                               20,188
T Poole                                                                20,188


The exercise of the Performance Share Awards is subject to the satisfaction of
performance conditions measured over a three year period.

No consideration was paid for the grant of the Performance Share Awards and no
consideration will be payable on the exercise of the Performance Share Awards.


Enquiries: Elizabeth Blease, Marshalls plc, tel: [phone]






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