Holding(s) in Company

Marston's PLC
24 January 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)                                                               X

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)                                  AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                                       group of companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                      22/01/2008

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                             24/01/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             14%

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

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

B1JQDM8       37,964,207   37,964,207    3,561,801   3,561,801      34,732,873  1.31          12.80


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
                     38,294,674                                             14.11%


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                   0.15566
(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                             260,000                   0.09579
                       Direct

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

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund                        50,000                    0.01842
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra IncomeFund                    40,000                    0.01474
                      Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund              1,350,000                  0.49735
                      Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                                      36,000                    0.01326
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                              100,000                   0.03684
                       Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society plc                                204,160                   0.07521
                       Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                              189,740                   0.06990
                       Direct

AXA Financial, Inc                                          33,086,673                  12.18928
                      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                               8,648                    0.00319
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assistance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                   62,500                    0.02303
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                    161,600                   0.05953
                       Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker            47,628                    0.01755
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                   270,468                   0.09964
                       Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                   897,900                   0.33079
                       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                                                 223,251                   0.08225
                       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         3,561,801                  1.31218
                                      Total Indirect        34,732,873                  12.79574
                                               TOTAL        38,294,674                  14.10793


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:                          020 7003 2637




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