Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
31 January 2007


                                                                    

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Marston's PLC
 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


 

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 )

INITIAL NOTIFICATION DUE TO CHANGE OF THRESHOLDS FOR NON-MATERIAL INTEREST

 

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

Prudential plc group of companies

 

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

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

 

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

20-JAN-2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29-JAN-2007

 

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

5%

 

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 (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GB00B1JQDM80           29,722,746             29,722,746                                                                
                                

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                     29,722,746        29,722,746                 9.67%                                        

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                                                       
                                        
29,722,746             9.67%                           

 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

 

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

None

 

14. Contact name:

Emma Thompson

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293

 

                Notifiable Position Report for MARSTON'S ORD GBP0.07375
                           as at 19 January 2007


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 307,291,280 
ORD GBP0.07375 shares


                      Registered Holder                     Holding        %     

Prudential plc                                           29,722,746       9.67    Total Notifiable Interest

                    JP MORGAN NOMINEES                      273,600
                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01           65,404
                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01        1,400,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                       282,145
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01           6,467,137
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01             111,679
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             153,965
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        20,848,156                    
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           120,660
                                    

M&G Group Limited                                        29,449,146       9.58
                      
                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01           65,404
                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01        1,400,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                       282,145
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01           6,467,137
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01             111,679
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             153,965
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        20,848,156                    
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           120,660


M&G Investment Management Limited                        29,144,806       9.48

                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01        1,400,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                        43,209
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01           6,467,137
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01             111,679
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             153,965
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        20,848,156                    
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           120,660


M&G Limited                                              29,449,146       9.58       

                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01           65,404
                    NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01        1,400,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                       282,145
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01           6,467,137
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01             111,679
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             153,965
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        20,848,156                    
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           120,660


The Prudential Assurance company Limited                 20,968,816      6.82

                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        20,848,156 
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           120,660


   
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