MARSTON'S PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 9, 2014

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RNS Number : 2282Z

Marston's PLC

09 December 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		See 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		5 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		8 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Above 6%

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	Indirect		Direct	Indirect			Direct	Indirect
Ordinary 7.375p (GB00B1JQDM80)	34,173,328			10,080,836				34,423,328			10,156,356				6.0061%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period				Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
N/A
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
N/A												Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
10,156,356								6.0061%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
		Number of shares		Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:		34,423,328		6.006%
• Capital Research and Management Company		34,423,328		6.006%
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:	Anne-Marie Brennan
15. Contact telephone number:	01902 329163

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