Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
30 July 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the 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:                          ( X )


Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )



 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
 


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):



 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

26/07/2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

30/07/2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%
 


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
If possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

BIJQDM8                39,272,586             39,272,586 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares     Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
If possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                        Direct            Direct      Indirect       Direct    Indirect  

BIJQDM8                 3,666,367         3,666,367   35,451,001     1.29      12.44

                                       


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

39,117,368                    13.73%


 


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              0.14270
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
     Direct     

AXA Rosenberg                                 281,000              0.09860
     Direct

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                      30,000              0.01053
Distribution Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                      75,000              0.02632
Ethical Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                      20,000              0.00702
Extra Income Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   1,500,000              0.52631
UK Equity Income Fund
     Indirect               


PPP Healthcare Group plc                       36,000              0.01263
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd              100,000              0.03509
     Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd               30,000              0.01053
     Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                214,800              0.07537
     Direct


AXA Rosenberg                                 272,000              0.09544
     Direct


AXA Insurance UK                              189,740              0.06657
     Direct


AXA Financial, Inc                         32,195,114             11.29638
     Indirect     


AXA Rosenberg                               1,587,687              0.55708
     Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                3,300              0.00116
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                8,938              0.00314
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                    62,500              0.02193
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                   161,600              0.05670
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                    54,011              0.01895
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management                  270,468              0.09490
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct          


Sun Life Pensions Management                  778,800              0.27326
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management                  269,483              0.09455
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct     


Framlington onshore private clients            43,200              0.01516
     Indirect     


AXA Winterthur                                230,702              0.08095
     Direct


ASL With Profit Transition Fund               291,131              0.10215
     Direct


SLAS With Profit Transition                     5,200              0.00182
     Direct



                       Total Direct         3,666,367              1.28643
                     Total Indirect        35,451,001             12.43878

                              TOTAL        39,117,368             13.72521






Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the 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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