Marshalls Regulatory News (MSLH)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Marshalls 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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Following the sale of part of the AXA Life Insurance business to Resolution PLC, changes made to the direct and indirect holdings

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the 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 the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

15 September 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2010

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

3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B012BV22

7,556,529

7,556,529

1,927,150

1,927,150

5,557,458

0.98

2.82

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/

Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

7,484,608

3.80%

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

AXA IM UK (Direct) - 1,927,150 shares - 0.978478%

AXA IM UK (Indirect) - 5,557,458 shares - 2.821707%

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:

14. Contact name:

Cathy Baxandall, Company Secretary, Marshalls plc

15. Contact telephone number:

01484 438900