14th Feb 2005 13:33
Punch Taverns PLC14 February 2005 14 February 2005 Punch Taverns Plc ("the Company") Directors Shareholding On 14 February 2005 Giles Thorley, Chief Executive of Punch Taverns plc,exercised options to purchase 2,000,000 Ordinary shares in the capital of theCompany, granted on 1 December 2001 at a price of 198p per share pursuant to theCompany's executive share option scheme. On 14 February 2005 Mr Thorley sold 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of 0.04786p eachin the Company at a price of 702p per share. Following the above transactions Mr Thorley now has interests in the sharecapital of the Company as set out below:145,472 Ordinary shares in the Company3,361,224 Options held over Ordinary shares in the Company The issued share capital of Punch Taverns plc is now 252,771,632 Ordinary sharesof 0.04786p each. Date of Notification: 14 February 2005 Susan RuddDeputy Company Secretary01283 501750 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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