Marstons Regulatory News (MARS)

1 Mar 2007 18:38

Marston's PLC01 March 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): MARSTON'S PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation (iii): AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): ................. 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedif different) (v): 27/02/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28/02/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12% 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) B1JQDM8 36,011,320 36,011,320 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 B1JQDM8 3,921,636 3,921,636 33,251,984 1.30 11.06 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. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 37,173,620 12.37% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Please note that this notification includes a disclosure on behalf of thefollowing Investment Trust Companies which has/have a notifiable interest asoutlined in the attached appendix. The interest of each Trust is listed below - Framlington Income & Capital: - 0.158% Holding Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Sun Life plc 725,000 0.24119(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Direct AXA Rosenberg 377,600 0.12562 Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 50,000 0.01663Ethical Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 50,000 0.01663UK Growth Fund Indirect PPP Healthcare Group plc 20,060 0.00667 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 283,200 0.09421 Direct AXA Insurance UK 189,740 0.06312 Direct AXA Financial, Inc 28,502,788 9.48203 Indirect AXA Colonia Konzern 5,000 0.00166 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 4,580,936 1.52394 Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 6,000 0.00200 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 10,848 0.00361 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 60,176 0.02002LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 161,600 0.05376ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 57,588 0.01916FTSE All Share Tracker Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 270,468 0.08098LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 778,800 0.25908ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 256,088 0.08519FTSE All Share Trackor Direct AXA Framlington 476,200 0.15842Framlington Income & Capital Direct Framlington onshore private clients 43,200 0.01437 Indirect AXA Winterthur 268,328 0.08926 Direct Total Direct 3,921,636 1.30461Total Indirect 33,251,984 11.06195 TOTAL 37,173,620 12.36656 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: ................. 15. Contact telephone number: ................. Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI) A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): AXA S.A. and its group of companies Contact address (registered office for legal entities): 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris Phone number: ................. Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): ................. B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: Terry Marsh Contact address: 7 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7NX, UK Phone number: 020 7003 2637 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A., which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A. C: Additional information : ................. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange