10th Mar 2008 10:00
Punch Taverns PLC10 March 2008 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company) 10 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING As a result of transactions on 7 March 2008 by the Punch Taverns PLC ShareIncentive Plan (an HM Revenue & Customs approved all employee share purchaseplan), Phil Dutton and Giles Thorley, directors of the Company, as trustees ofthe Plan, became the non beneficial owners of 15,934 Ordinary Shares of theCompany. The total number of shares in the Plan, of which the trustees are the nonbeneficial owners, is 350,569. Karen Caddick, a PDMR (Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility), also hasthe following, additional interests, as a result of her personal participationin the Plan: Partnership Shares Matching Shares awarded on Total number of purchased on 7 March 2008 7 March 2008 at £5.99 per Partnership, Matching and at £5.99 per share share Dividend Shares held on 7 March 2008Karen Caddick 21 21 361 In accordance with the rules of the Plan these directors have been awarded theMatching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share for each Partnership Share. The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to the directors inthree years time subject to continued employment and the retention of theunderlying Partnership Shares. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Tim KendallAssistant Company Secretary(01283) 523 556 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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