24th Jan 2008 16:18
Punch Taverns PLC24 January 2008 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") 24 January 2008 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING As a result of transactions on 23 January 2008 by the Company's Share IncentivePlan (an HMRC approved all employee share purchase plan), Phil Dutton and GilesThorley, directors of the Company, as trustees of the Plan, became the nonbeneficial owners of 4,583 Ordinary Shares of the Company. The Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities(PDMRs) of the Company have the following additional interests as a result oftheir personal participation in the Plan: Executive Dividend Shares purchased Total number of Partnership Directors on 23 January 2008 at and Matching Shares held on £6.365 per share 23 January 2008 Giles Thorley 26 1,658Jonathan Paveley 26 1,658Deborah Kemp 26 1,658Andrew Knight 4 288 PDMRs Karen Caddick 5 281Neil Griffiths 26 1,658Neil Preston 26 1,658 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. Date of Notification: 24 January 2008 Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Claire StewartAssistant Company SecretaryPunch Taverns plcTel: 01283 501 858 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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