Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
16 April 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007



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:                                                         

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 transaction (and date on which the                            
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14/04/08
                                                                         

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/04/08



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

5%


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       shares                               rights
use ISIN code               rights
                                                      Direct      Indirect    Direct       Indirect

B1JQDM8        15,232,041  15,232,041    2,847,346    2,847,346   8,397,878   1.05         3.09


                                                      



                                                    
B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

11,245,224                                           4.14%


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                                             422,534                   0.15565
(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                            475,000                   0.17498
                       Direct

AXA UK Investment CO ICVC Distribution Fund                  175,000                   0.06447
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund                        75,000                   0.02763
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund                   40,000                   0.01473
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund             1,350,000                  0.49730
                      Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                   0.01326
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              35,000                   0.01289
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                             100,000                   0.03684
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                          35,000                   0.01289
                      Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                               204,160                   0.07521
                       Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                             189,740                   0.06989
                       Direct

AXA General Unit Trust                                       170,000                   0.06262
                      Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc                                          6,556,678                  2.41530
                      Indirect

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                             150,000                   0.05526
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              3,300                    0.00122
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              9,423                    0.00347
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                   0.02302
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            47,628                   0.01754
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                  270,468                   0.09963
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                  209,300                   0.07710
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker          234,292                   0.08631
                       Direct


Framlington Onshore private clients                           31,200                   0.01149
                      Indirect

AXA Winterhur                                                73 ,221                   0.02697
                       Direct

AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive                            192,652                   0.07097
                       Direct

AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive                             97,128                   0.03578
                       Direct

                                        Total Direct        2,847,346                  1.04888
                                      Total Indirect        8,397,878                  3.09354
                                               TOTAL        11,245,224                 4.14242



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 name:                                                

020 7003 2637








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