5th Jul 2006 15:58
Punch Taverns PLC05 July 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")5 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING On 5 July 2006 Neil Preston exercised his option to purchase 12,741 OrdinaryShares in the capital of the Company, granted on 5 December 2002 at a price of£1.94 per share pursuant to the Company's executive share option scheme. On 5 July 2006 Neil Preston disposed of 12,741 Ordinary Shares acquired pursuantto the exercise of the option set out above, at a price of £8.77 per share. Following these transactions Neil Preston now has the following interests in theOrdinary Share capital of the Company: Ordinary Shares in the Company Options held over Ordinary Shares in the Company 3,141 41,468 The issued share capital of Punch Taverns plc is now 262,803,365 Ordinary sharesof 0.04786p each. Date of Notification: 5 July 2006 Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Susan RuddDeputy Company SecretaryPunch Taverns plcTel: 01283 501750 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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