Transaction in Own Shares

Marshalls PLC 23 November 2007 Marshalls plc - Transaction in own shares and Total Voting Rights Marshalls plc (the 'Company') announces that, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 16 May 2007, it purchased 800,000 of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ('Shares') on 22 November 2007 at a price of 275 pence per share. The Company will hold all of these Shares as treasury shares. The Company may use these shares to satisfy awards under its Long Term Incentive Plan. Following the purchase of these Shares, the Company holds 2,425,000 of its Shares as treasury shares. The voting rights attributable to those treasury shares represents 1.72% of the total voting rights in the Company. The Company has 140,681,254 Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the basis for determining whether there is a requirement to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Enquiries: Elizabeth Blease, Company Secretary, Marshalls plc, tel: 01484 438900 23 November 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange