Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
17 August 2007


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


For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


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):

16/08/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                              
17/08/2007

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

14%


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 rights shares                                 rights
use ISIN code
                                         Direct      Direct        Indirect     Direct        Indirect

              39,604,790   39,604,790    3,735,635   3,735,635     36,349,655   1.31          12.79
B1JQDM8


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

40,085,290                                             14.10%


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                   0.14307
(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
                       Direct
AXA Rosenberg                                                 332,000                   0.11679
                       Direct
AXA UK Investment CO ICVC Global Distribution Fund             1,780                    0.00063
                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund                  11,764                    0.00414
                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund                   30,000                    0.01055
                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund                   20,000                    0.00704
                      Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund              1,350,000                  0.47490
                      Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01266
                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              29,168                    0.01026
                       Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                214,800                   0.07556
                       Direct
AXA Rosenberg                                                 272,000                   0.09568
                       Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06675
                       Direct
AXA Financial, Inc                                          32,672,914                  11.49362
                      Indirect
AXA Rosenberg                                                2,219,997                  0.78095
                      Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               3,300                    0.00116
                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                               8,938                    0.00314
                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                    0.02199
                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                    161,600                   0.05685
                       Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            54,011                    0.01900
                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                   270,468                   0.09514
                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   897,900                   0.31586
                       Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker           269,483                   0.09480
                       Direct
Framlington Onshore private clients                           43,200                    0.01520
                      Indirect
AXA Winterhur                                                 230,702                   0.08116
                       Direct
ASl with Profit Transition Fund                               291,131                   0.10241
                       Direct
SLAS with Profit Transition                                    5,200                    0.00183
                       Direct

                                        Total Direct         3,735,635                  1.31412
                                      Total Indirect        36,349,655                  12.78702
                                               TOTAL        40,085,290                  14.10114


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 number:                          02070032637










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